Welcome to Coppermount ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coppermount, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Coppermount is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Code for Coppermount: 907

Communities near Coppermount ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Coppermount.

• Hydaburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydaburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydaburg <2>
• Polk Inlet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Inlet
• Dora Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Bay
• Long Island
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
• Hollis
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
• Kasaan
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasaan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasaan <2>
• Waterfall
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
• Craig
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
• Klawock
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klawock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klawock <2>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coppermount ...

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

Adding Coppermount to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coppermount in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Coppermount was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Coppermount post office opened in 1900. The Coppermount post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coppermount.