Welcome to Chatanika ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chatanika, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Chatanika is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Chatanika: 907

Communities near Chatanika ...

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

• Fox
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <2>
• College
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College
• Fairbanks
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <2>
• Two Rivers
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Rivers <2>
• Badger
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
• Ester
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ester <2>
• Pleasant Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
• Chena
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chena
• North Pole
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Pole <2>
• Moose Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Creek <2>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatanika ...

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

Adding Chatanika to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chatanika 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 Chatanika was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Chatanika post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatanika.