Welcome to Hughes ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hughes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1942.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hughes has a population of 83 people<1> (see below for details).

The city of Hughes is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hughes: 907

The ZIP code for Hughes: 99745<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hughes had an population of 83 people. This is an increase of 7.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hughes had a population of 77 people.

The population of Hughes represents 0.01% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 138th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 77 people, the population of Hughes decreased 1.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 78 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hughes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Hughes - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (6) and West Virginia.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Hughes ...

Looking for more information about Hughes? 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 Hughes.

Adding Hughes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hughes post office opened in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hughes.

Footnotes ...

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