Welcome to Point Hope ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Hope, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940.

A typical abbreviation for Point Hope: Pt. Hope

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Point Hope has a population of 716 people<1> (see below for details).

The coastal city of Point Hope is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Point Hope: 907

The ZIP code for Point Hope: 99766<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Point Hope had an population of 716 people. This is an increase of 6.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Point Hope had a population of 674 people.

The population of Point Hope represents 0.09% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 674 people, the population of Point Hope decreased 10.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 757 people).

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

Communities Also Named Point Hope ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Point Hope ...

Looking for more information about Point Hope? 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 Point Hope.

Adding Point Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Point Hope post office opened in 1940.

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

Footnotes ...

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