Welcome to Fort Yukon ...

The city of Fort Yukon was established in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Yukon: Ft. Yukon

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Yukon has a population of 536 people<1> (see below for details).

Fort Yukon is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fort Yukon: 907

The ZIP code for Fort Yukon: 99740<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Yukon had an population of 536 people. This is a decrease of 8.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Yukon had a population of 583 people.

The population of Fort Yukon represents 0.08% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 583 people, the population of Fort Yukon decreased 2.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 595 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Yukon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Fort Yukon ...

Looking for more information about Fort Yukon? 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.

You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yukon.

Adding Fort Yukon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Yukon post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Yukon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fort Yukon.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Yukon - 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 Fort Yukon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Yukon 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/