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Welcome to Chevak ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chevak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1951.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chevak has a population of 1,086 people<1> (see below for details).

The city of Chevak is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chevak: 907

The ZIP code for Chevak: 99563<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chevak had an population of 1,086 people. This is an increase of 15.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chevak had a population of 938 people.

The population of Chevak represents 0.13% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 31st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 938 people, the population of Chevak increased 22.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 765 people).

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chevak ...

Looking for more information about Chevak? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chevak, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chevak.

Adding Chevak to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chevak post office opened in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chevak.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Chevak.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chevak - 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 Chevak). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chevak 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/