Atka’s post office opened in 1938
Most of Atka was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983.
How Atka began
When was Atka founded?
The Atka post office opened in 1938, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1988.
Lost post offices
Atka had its own post office from 1938 to 1957.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Atka’s history
What year was Atka founded?
The Atka post office opened in 1938, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1988.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.