Welcome to Tin City ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tin City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Tin City is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Tin City: 907

Communities Also Named Tin City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tin City - they are located in California and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tin City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tin City ...

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

Adding Tin City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tin City post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tin City.

Footnotes ...

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