Welcome to Akutan ...

The coastal city of Akutan is located on Akutan Island (in the Aleutians).

Akutan was established in 1878.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Akutan has a population of 1,050 people<1> (see below for details).

The community of Akutan is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Akutan: 907

The ZIP code for Akutan: 99553<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Akutan had an population of 1,050 people. This is an increase of 2.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 47.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Akutan had a population of 1,027 people.

The population of Akutan represents 0.14% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,027 people, the population of Akutan increased 44.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 713 people).

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Akutan ...

Looking for more information about Akutan? 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.

You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akutan.

Adding Akutan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Akutan 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 Akutan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Akutan post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Akutan.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Akutan.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Akutan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Akutan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Akutan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/