Welcome to Dutch Harbor ...

Dutch Harbor is located on Unalaska Island (in the Aleutians).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dutch Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

A typical abbreviation for Dutch Harbor: Dutch Hbr. (or less commonly used: Dutch Harb. or Dutch Hrbr.)

Dutch Harbor is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Dutch Harbor: 907

The ZIP code for Dutch Harbor: 99692<2>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dutch Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dutch Harbor.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dutch Harbor. See our Newspapers Page for Dutch Harbor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dutch Harbor ...

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

Adding Dutch Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dutch Harbor post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dutch Harbor.

Footnotes ...

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