Welcome to Hope ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Hope is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Hope: 907

The ZIP code for Hope: 99605<2>

Communities Also Named Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Hope - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hope.

Communities near Hope ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hope.

• Indian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indian
  • From Hope to Indian
• Sunrise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunrise
  • From Hope to Sunrise
• Girdwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girdwood <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Girdwood
  • From Hope to Girdwood
• Alyeska
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alyeska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alyeska
• Spenard
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spenard
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spenard
  • From Hope to Spenard
• Anchorage
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchorage <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anchorage
  • From Hope to Anchorage
• Artesian Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian Village
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Artesian Village
  • From Hope to Artesian Village
• Gleason ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
• Wilson Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Village
• Fort Richardson
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Richardson
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Richardson
  • From Hope to Fort Richardson

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hope.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hope. See our Newspapers Page for Hope.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hope ...

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

Adding Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hope 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 Hope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Hope post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hope.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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