Welcome to Slana ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slana, you might consider that their post office opened in 1948.

Slana is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Slana is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Slana: 907

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slana ...

Looking for more information about Slana? 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 Slana, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Slana.

Adding Slana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Slana post office opened in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slana.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slana - 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/