Welcome to Hooper Bay ...
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooper Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1935.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hooper Bay has a population of 1,237 people<1> (see below for details).
The coastal city of Hooper Bay is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Hooper Bay lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hooper Bay: 907
The ZIP code for Hooper Bay: 99604<3>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hooper Bay had an population of 1,237 people. This is an increase of 13.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.99% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hooper Bay had a population of 1,093 people.
The population of Hooper Bay represents 0.15% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 26th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,093 people, the population of Hooper Bay increased 7.79% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,014 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hooper Bay.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooper Bay ...
Looking for more information about Hooper Bay? 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 Hooper Bay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hooper Bay.
Adding Hooper Bay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hooper Bay 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 Hooper Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
X2X - From that list, the Hooper Bay post office opened in 1935.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hooper Bay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hooper Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: https://alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hooper Bay. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hooper Bay - 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 Hooper Bay). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hooper Bay 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/ |