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Welcome to Kiana ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kiana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kiana has a population of 341 people<1> (see below for details).

The city of Kiana is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kiana: 907

The ZIP code for Kiana: 99749<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kiana had an population of 341 people. This is a decrease of 5.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kiana had a population of 361 people.

The population of Kiana represents 0.05% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 77th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 361 people, the population of Kiana decreased 6.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 388 people).

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kiana ...

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

Adding Kiana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kiana post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kiana.

Footnotes ...

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