Welcome to Chicken ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chicken, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Chicken: As the story goes - when the time came to name the town for the new post office, Ptarmigan was suggested. The Rock Ptarmigan is a bird that is common in the area and is a medium-sized bird of the grouse family that is also known as the Snow Chicken. When nobody was certain about the spelling of Ptarmigan, Chicken was chosen.

Chicken is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Chicken, you will leave Alaskan Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Chicken: 907

The ZIP code for Chicken: 99732<2>

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Chicken ...

Looking for more information about Chicken? 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.

You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicken.

Adding Chicken to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chicken post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chicken.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chicken - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	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 community (such as Chicken). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chicken or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/