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Welcome to Coldfoot ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coldfoot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Coldfoot is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Coldfoot: 907

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coldfoot ...

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

Adding Coldfoot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coldfoot post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coldfoot.

Footnotes ...

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