Welcome to Willow ...

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

Willow is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Willow: 907

The ZIP code for Willow: 99688<2>

Communities Also Named Willow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Willow - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Willow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willow.

• Houston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Houston
  • From Willow to Houston
• Y
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y
• Nancy Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Lake
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nancy Lake
  • From Willow to Nancy Lake
• Big Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Lake
  • From Willow to Big Lake
• Meadow Lakes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
• Knik - Fairview
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik - Fairview
• Susitna
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susitna
• Tanaina
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanaina
• Knik
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik
• Wasilla
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasilla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasilla <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wasilla
  • From Willow to Wasilla

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Willow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow. See our Newspapers Page for Willow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow ...

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

Adding Willow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow.