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Welcome to Holikachuk ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Holikachuk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1941.

Holikachuk is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Holikachuk: 907

Communities near Holikachuk ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Holikachuk.

  • Grayling
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Shageluk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Anvik
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holikachuk ...

Looking for more information about Holikachuk? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Holikachuk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holikachuk.

Adding Holikachuk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Holikachuk post office opened in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Holikachuk.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holikachuk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: https://alaska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holikachuk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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