Welcome to Chenega ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chenega, you might consider that their post office opened in 1947.

Chenega is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Chenega: 907

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chenega ...

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

Adding Chenega to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chenega post office opened in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chenega.

Footnotes ...

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