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Welcome to Tofty ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tofty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Tofty is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Tofty: 907

Communities near Tofty ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Tofty.

  • Woodchopper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Manley Hot Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tofty ...

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

Adding Tofty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tofty 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 (so far) for Tofty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Tofty post office opened in 1908. The Tofty post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tofty.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tofty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/