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Welcome to Pilot Point ...

The coastal city of Pilot Point is located in the Aleutians.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilot Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

A typical abbreviation for Pilot Point: Pilot Pt.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pilot Point has a population of 65 people<1> (see below for details).

Pilot Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Pilot Point: 907

The ZIP code for Pilot Point: 99649<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pilot Point had an population of 65 people. This is a decrease of 4.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pilot Point had a population of 68 people.

With a 2010 count of 68 people, the population of Pilot Point decreased 32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 100 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pilot Point.

Communities Also Named Pilot Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pilot Point - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pilot Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Pilot Point ...

Looking for more information about Pilot Point? 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 Pilot Point.

Adding Pilot Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pilot Point post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilot Point.

Footnotes ...

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