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Pilot Station’s post office opened in 1939

Most of Pilot Station was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986.

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How Pilot Station began

When was Pilot Station founded?

1939

The Pilot Station post office opened in 1939, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1969.

2020 census: 61587 years
Founding year: the first Pilot Station post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1969.

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Pilot Station, in brief

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Pilot Station (Central Yupik: Tuutalgaq) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 615 at the 2020 census, up from 568 in 2010, and up from 550 in 2000.

Its first post office opened in 1939. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 568 to 615 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Pilot Station’s post office has been open since 1939.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Pilot Station’s history

What year was Pilot Station founded?

The Pilot Station post office opened in 1939, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1969.

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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.