Welcome to Chandalar ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chandalar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Chandalar is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Chandalar: 907

Adding Chandalar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chandalar post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chandalar.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chandalar - 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/