Welcome to Candle ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Candle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Candle is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Code for Candle: 907

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Candle ...

Looking for more information about Candle? 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 Candle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Candle.

Adding Candle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Candle 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 Candle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Candle post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Candle.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Candle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/