Welcome to Crooked Creek ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crooked Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for Crooked Creek: Crooked Crk. (or less commonly used: Crooked Ck. or Crooked Cr.)

Crooked Creek is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Crooked Creek: 907

The ZIP code for Crooked Creek: 99575<2>

Communities Also Named Crooked Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Crooked Creek - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crooked Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crooked Creek ...

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

Adding Crooked Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crooked Creek post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crooked Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crooked Creek - 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 Crooked Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crooked Creek 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/