Welcome to Gambell ...

The coastal city of Gambell is located on Saint Lawrence Island.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gambell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1939.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Gambell has a population of 702 people<1> (see below for details).

Gambell is near sea level<2>.

Area Code for Gambell: 907

The ZIP code for Gambell: 99742<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gambell had an population of 702 people. This is an increase of 3.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gambell had a population of 681 people.

The population of Gambell represents 0.1% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 40th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 681 people, the population of Gambell increased 4.93% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 649 people).

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Gambell ...

Looking for more information about Gambell? 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 Gambell.

Adding Gambell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gambell post office opened in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gambell.

Footnotes ...

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