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Welcome to Cold Bay ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cold Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1954.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cold Bay has a population of 125 people<1> (see below for details).

The coastal city of Cold Bay is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cold Bay: 907

The ZIP code for Cold Bay: 99571<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cold Bay had an population of 125 people. This is an increase of 15.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 42.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cold Bay had a population of 108 people.

The population of Cold Bay represents 0.02% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 126th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 108 people, the population of Cold Bay increased 22.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 88 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cold Bay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cold Bay ...

Looking for more information about Cold Bay? 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 Cold Bay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cold Bay.

Adding Cold Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cold Bay post office opened in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cold Bay.

Footnotes ...

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