Local transportation is by auto and truck. Climate Wrangell is in the maritime climatic zone and experiences cool summers, mild winters, and year-round rainfall. Average annual precipitation is 82 inches, including 64 inches of snowfall. Fog is common from September through December. Two dammed reservoirs south of town supply water, which is treated and piped to most households.
Sewage receives secondary treatment at the Shoemaker Bay plant.
The City has requested funds to extend piped water and sewer to Zimovia Highway to eliminate individual systems. The City provides garbage collection service, a recycling facility, and annual hazardous waste disposal events. An incinerator is scheduled to be completed by 1998. The City also owns 7 standby diesel-fueled generators. Funds have been requested to examine the hydroelectric and drinking water potential of Sunrise Lake, on Woronkofski Island.