Welcome to Denali ...

The pronunciation of Denali: deh-NA-lee<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denali, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

Denali is 2,760 feet [841 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Denali is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Denali: 907

Adding Denali to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Denali post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denali.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Denali. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denali - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/