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History · Adak

Adak dates to 2001, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Adak was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them the Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station, a National Historic Landmark, and a historic district with 4 buildings.

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How Adak began

When was Adak founded?

2001

Adak dates its founding to 2001 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 17125 years
Founding year: Wikidata.
On the National Register

1 listing protects 4 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmark
1
Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1987
Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station
Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station★
Districts★ landmark
All 1 listings
Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating StationDistrict · listed 1987

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Hospital Valley
Gone or out of use
Naval Air Station Adakmilitary

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Adak’s history

What year was Adak founded?

In 2001, according to Wikidata.

What is on the National Register in Adak?

One place: the Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station (listed 1987).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.