Welcome to Iditarod ...

So far, we found very little information about Iditarod. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Iditarod to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Iditarod, please Contact Us.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iditarod, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Iditarod: Named after the Iditarod River.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Iditarod is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Iditarod was located is in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Iditarod was located: 907

Adding Iditarod to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Iditarod post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iditarod.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Iditarod, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iditarod - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/