False Pass (Aleut: Isanax̂[5]) is a city on Unimak Island, in the Aleutians East Borough of southwestern Alaska, United States.

Although the population was marked 397 including seasonal fish processing plant workers at the 2020 census, approximately 35 residents call it home year-round.

The strait was called "False Pass" by early American sailing ship captains because it was thought to be impassable for their deep draft vessels at the northern end.

A salmon cannery was built on the Unimak Island side of the strait in 1919 [7] which provided the nucleus for the modern settlement.

A U.S. post office with the name of False Pass was established in 1921 which gave official status to the community.

[8] Commercial fishing for salmon, cod, halibut and crab continues to be the core of the community's lifestyle and economy.

Part of the city (26.093 km2, or 10.075 sq mi) is on the mainland's westernmost tip Alaska Peninsula, across the Isanotski Strait (about 600 meters at the closest point), although that section is nearly unpopulated.

[citation needed] As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 64 people, 22 households, and 13 families residing in the city.