Welcome to Savoonga ...

The coastal city of Savoonga is located on Saint Lawrence Island.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Savoonga has a population of 707 people<1> (see below for details).

Savoonga is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Area Code for Savoonga: 907

The ZIP code for Savoonga: 99769<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Savoonga had an population of 707 people. This is an increase of 5.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Savoonga had a population of 671 people.

The population of Savoonga represents 0.09% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 671 people, the population of Savoonga increased 4.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 643 people).

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Savoonga ...

Looking for more information about Savoonga? 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 Savoonga.

Adding Savoonga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Savoonga post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Savoonga.

Footnotes ...

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