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Welcome to Selawik ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selawik, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Selawik has a population of 846 people<1> (see below for details).

The city of Selawik is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Selawik: 907

The ZIP code for Selawik: 99770<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Selawik had an population of 846 people. This is an increase of 2.05% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Selawik had a population of 829 people.

The population of Selawik represents 0.12% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 829 people, the population of Selawik increased 7.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 772 people).

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selawik ...

Looking for more information about Selawik? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Selawik, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Selawik.

Adding Selawik to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Selawik post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selawik.

Footnotes ...

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