Coast Guard Cities
The very nature of the Coast Guard's mission creates a need for understanding between the Coast Guard and the local community. Coast Guard commands everywhere are urged to develop the kinds of relationships that enable unit commanders to sense public attitudes and interests.
In turn, many cities have made special efforts to acknowledge the professional work of the Coast Guard men and women assigned to their area. Making Coast Guard men and women and their families feel at home in their home away from home is an invaluable contribution to morale and service excellence. The Coast Guard is pleased to recognize Coast Guard Cities -- those cities that have extended so many considerations to the Coast Guard family and their dependents.
The Coast Guard City program application and recertification guidance.
If you are interested in becoming a Coast Guard City, please contact Mr. Josh Buck by e-mail at Joshua.M.Buck@uscg.mil
To date, 29 cities have been designated by Congress as Coast Guard Cities:
| Location (City and State) |
Date Designated |
Website |
| 1 |
Grand Haven, Michigan |
13-Nov-98 |
http://www.grandhaven.org/ |
| 2 |
Eureka, California |
3-Jun-00 |
http://www.ci.eureka.ca.gov/ |
| 3 |
Mobile, Alabama |
4-Jul-02 |
http://www.cityofmobile.org/ |
| 4 |
Wilmington, North Carolina |
25-Jul-03 |
http://www.wilmingtonnc.gov/ |
| 5 |
Newport, Oregon |
28-Mar-05 |
http://www.newportoregon.gov/ |
| 6 |
Alameda, California |
14-Apr-06 |
https://alamedaca.gov/ |
| 7 |
Kodiak, Alaska |
15-Sep-07 |
www.kodiak.org |
| 8 |
Rockland, Maine |
16-Jun-08 |
www.ci.rockland.me.us |
| 9 |
Portsmouth, Virginia |
17-Nov-09 |
www.portsmouthva.gov |
| 10 |
Traverse City, Michigan |
7-Apr-10 |
www.ci.traverse-city.mi.us |
| 11 |
Astoria, Oregon |
1-May-10 |
www.astoria.or.us |
| 12 |
Sitka, Alaska |
14-Feb-11 |
www.cityofsitka.com |
| 13 |
Clearwater, Florida |
23-Dec-11 |
www.myclearwater.com |
| 14 |
Newburyport, Massachusetts |
23-Dec-11 |
www.cityofnewburyport.com |
| 15 |
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
23-Jan-14 |
www.sturgeonbaywi.org |
| 16 |
Camden County, Georgia |
23-Jan-14 |
www.co.camden.ga.us |
| 17 |
Cape May County, New Jersey |
8-May-15 |
https://capemaycountynj.gov/1051/Coast-Guard-Community |
| 18 |
Hull, Massachusetts |
11-May-15 |
http://www.town.hull.ma.us/Public_Documents/index |
| 19 |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
11-May-15 |
http://visit-ketchikan.com/ |
| 20 |
Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
29-May-15 |
www.cityofec.com/ |
| 21 |
New London, Connecticut |
24-May-15 |
www.ci.new-london.ct.us/ |
| 22 |
Carteret County, North Carolina |
7-Jul-15 |
www.carteretcountync.gov/ |
| 23 |
San Diego, California |
23-Feb-17 |
www.sandiego.gov/ |
| 24 |
Florence, Oregon |
20-May-17 |
http://www.ci.florence.or.us/ |
| 25 |
New York, NY |
4-Feb-18 |
https://www1.nyc.gov/ |
| 26 |
Chatham County, Georgia |
18-Oct-18 |
https://www.chathamcountyga.gov/ |
| 27 |
Cordova, Alaska |
30-Sep-19 |
https://www.cityofcordova.net/ |
| 28 |
Westport, Washington |
30-Sep-19 |
http://www.ci.westport.wa.us/ |
| 29 |
Valdez, Alaska |
7-Apr-21 |
https://www.valdezalaska.org |