Welcome to Eklutna ...

The location of Eklutna has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

The pronunciation of Eklutna: ee-KLOOT-nuh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eklutna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Eklutna is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eklutna lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Eklutna: (907)

Communities near Eklutna ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eklutna.

• Wasilla
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasilla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasilla <4>
• Palmer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <4>
• Houston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Chugiak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugiak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chugiak <4>
• Gateway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
• Knik - Fairview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik - Fairview
• Lakes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes
• Eagle River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <4>
• Tanaina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanaina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanaina
• Butte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eklutna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eklutna.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eklutna. See our Newspapers Page for Eklutna.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eklutna ...

Looking for more information about Eklutna? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eklutna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eklutna.

Adding Eklutna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eklutna in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eklutna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eklutna post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eklutna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eklutna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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