Welcome to Lower Kalskag ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Kalskag, you might consider that their post office opened in 1962.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lower Kalskag has a population of 315 people<1> (see below for details).

The city of Lower Kalskag is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lower Kalskag: 907

The ZIP code for Lower Kalskag: 99626<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lower Kalskag had an population of 315 people. This is an increase of 11.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lower Kalskag had a population of 282 people.

The population of Lower Kalskag represents 0.04% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 87th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 282 people, the population of Lower Kalskag increased 5.62% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 267 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lower Kalskag.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower Kalskag ...

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

Adding Lower Kalskag to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lower Kalskag post office opened in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lower Kalskag.

Footnotes ...

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