Welcome to Nikolai ...

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Nikolai has a population of 87 people<1> (see below for details).

The city of Nikolai is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nikolai: 907

The ZIP code for Nikolai: 99691<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nikolai had an population of 87 people. This is a decrease of 7.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nikolai had a population of 94 people.

The population of Nikolai represents 0.01% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 131st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 94 people, the population of Nikolai decreased 6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 100 people).

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Nikolai ...

Looking for more information about Nikolai? 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.

You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nikolai.

Adding Nikolai to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nikolai.

Footnotes ...

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