Welcome to Naptowne ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naptowne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1949.

Naptowne is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Naptowne: 907

Communities near Naptowne ...

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

• Kenai
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenai
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenai <2>
• Soldotna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldotna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
  • Soldotna has also been known as:
  • Soldatna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldotna <2>
• Ridgeway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
• Kalifornsky
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalifornsky
• Salamatof
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamatof
• Cohoe
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoe
• Kasilof
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasilof
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasilof <2>
• Nikiski
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikiski
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nikiski <2>
• Port Nikiski
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nikiski
• Nikishka
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nikishka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikishka

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Naptowne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Naptowne.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naptowne ...

Looking for more information about Naptowne? 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 Naptowne, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Naptowne.

Adding Naptowne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Naptowne post office opened in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naptowne.