Welcome to Knik ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knik, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Knik is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Code for Knik: 907

Websites for Knik ...

Official Website: www.knik.org/

Communities near Knik ...

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

• Anchorage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchorage <2>
• Wasilla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasilla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasilla <2>
• Houston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
• Knik - Fairview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik - Fairview
• Chugiak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugiak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chugiak <2>
• Big Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <2>
• Eagle River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <2>
• Point MacKenzie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point MacKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point MacKenzie
• Meadow Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes

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 Knik. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knik.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knik ...

Looking for more information about Knik? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Knik, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Knik.

Adding Knik to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Knik post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knik.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Knik: www.knik.org/

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