Welcome to Eek ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1949.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Eek has a population of 316 people<1> (see below for details).

The coastal city of Eek is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Eek: 907

The ZIP code for Eek: 99578<3>

Going back to its beginning, Eek was originally named Ekvicuaqm. For more information about the names of Eek, see The Names of Eek on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eek had an population of 316 people. This is an increase of 6.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eek had a population of 296 people.

The population of Eek represents 0.04% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 296 people, the population of Eek increased 5.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 280 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eek ...

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

Adding Eek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eek 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 Eek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Eek post office opened in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eek.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Eek.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 city (such as Eek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Eek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/