Welcome to Port Ashton ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Ashton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1952.

A typical abbreviation for Port Ashton: Prt. Ashton

Port Ashton is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Port Ashton: 907

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Ashton ...

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

Adding Port Ashton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Ashton 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 Port Ashton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Port Ashton post office opened in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Ashton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Ashton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/