Welcome to Elim ...

The coastal city of Elim is located on Norton Sound.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1944.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elim has a population of 342 people<1> (see below for details).

Elim is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Elim is within the (907) area code.

The ZIP code for Elim: 99739<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elim had an population of 342 people. This is an increase of 3.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elim had a population of 330 people.

The population of Elim represents 0.05% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 82nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 330 people, the population of Elim increased 5.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 313 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elim.

Communities Also Named Elim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Elim - they are located in Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elim.

Communities near Elim ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Elim.

• Moses Point Fishing Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moses Point Fishing Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Point Fishing Village
• Moses Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moses Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Point
• Golovin
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golovin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golovin <5>
• White Mountain
  (34 miles [54.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain <5>
• Shaktoolik
  (36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaktoolik
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaktoolik <5>
• Koyuk
  (39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koyuk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koyuk <5>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elim ...

Looking for more information about Elim? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elim, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elim.

Adding Elim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elim 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 Elim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elim post office opened in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elim.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/