Welcome to Wales ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wales, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wales has a population of 151 people<1> (see below for details).

The coastal city of Wales is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Wales: 907

The ZIP code for Wales: 99783<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wales had an population of 151 people. This is an increase of 4.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wales had a population of 145 people.

The population of Wales represents 0.02% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 119th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 145 people, the population of Wales decreased 4.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 152 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wales ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Wales - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Wales ...

Looking for more information about Wales? 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 Wales.

Adding Wales to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wales post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wales.

Footnotes ...

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