Anchorage, AK
Census ZIP code profile for Anchorage, AK - 14 ZIPs, total population 242,037. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ANCHORAGE-AK · Anchorage, AK 14 ZIPs · 242,037 pop · #4093/25278 · Anchorage, North Slope and Lake and Peninsula
INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $102,298
- RANK-TOP #4093/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Anaktuvuk Pass
- BOOK-MID 14 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 62% owners
- POP-MID 242,037
- SPREAD-WIDE 99501→99516
- HOME-MID $393,000
Nearest income peer: Anaktuvuk Pass, AK ( $6,798 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Anchorage
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Anchorage on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Point Hope · lowest
Point Hope · lowest
$74,844 median HH income
- Jber · near
Jber · near
$88,520 median HH income
- Wainwright · near
Wainwright · near
$93,750 median HH income
- Anaktuvuk Pass · near
Anaktuvuk Pass · near
$95,500 median HH income
- Anchorage · this city
Anchorage · this city
$102,298 median HH income
- Barrow · near
Barrow · near
$115,313 median HH income
- Girdwood · highest
Girdwood · highest
$163,704 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Anchorage, AK sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- Top 16%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 242,037
- city population (Census)
- 14
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $102,298
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income city with a manageable ZIP set (14 codes). Median household income averages $102,298 against unemployment of 4.2%. Home values around $393,000 and rents near $1,473 usually move together, compare two adjacent ZIPs when school-catchment pockets matter.
Anchorage lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Anchorage, North Slope and Lake and Peninsula: Eagle River, Chugiak and Barrow earn more and Jber, Point Hope and Wainwright earn less. Girdwood marks the far end of that range at $163,704, 60% above Anchorage.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Anchorage differ
Anchorage's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $70,891 in ZIP 99501 to $173,984 in ZIP 99516, while home values span $314,000 in 99504 to $607,200 in 99516. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.5×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.9×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 13.9 points
99501 to 99516
99504 to 99516
99516 to 99508
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Anchorage residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 14 codes in Anchorage. The densest, 99504, still represents only about 17% of the 242,037 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Anchorage
Citywide ZBP: 7,895 establishments, 135,011 employees , annual payroll $10,350,664k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 13 of 14 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99503 (1,756 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (1,290) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Anchorage, AK
These ZIP codes straddle Anchorage, North Slope and Lake and Peninsula, so county-level figures split Anchorage between several administrative records. See the Anchorage roll-up →
Anchorage lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Anchorage, North Slope and Lake and Peninsula: Eagle River, Chugiak and Barrow earn more and Jber, Point Hope and Wainwright earn less. Girdwood marks the far end of that range at $163,704, 60% above Anchorage.
Side-by-side: Compare 99504 vs 99507 →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99504 | 40,914 | $86,710 | 479 | 2,480 |
| 99507 | 37,850 | $107,992 | 755 | 666 |
| 99508 | 35,857 | $79,314 | 753 | 1,995 |
| 99502 | 24,168 | $116,071 | 449 | 529 |
| 99515 | 22,441 | $113,995 | 851 | 819 |
| 99516 | 20,095 | $173,984 | 344 | 181 |
| 99501 | 17,603 | $70,891 | 1,281 | 979 |
| 99517 | 16,645 | $103,880 | 265 | 1,962 |
| 99503 | 14,563 | $76,144 | 1,756 | 272 |
| 99518 | 10,225 | $93,995 | 932 | 1,045 |
| 99519 | 1,316 | n/a | 13 | n/a |
| 99510 | 353 | n/a | 9 | 0 |
| 99695 | 7 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| 99513 | 0 | n/a | 8 | n/a |
Anchorage roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Anchorage, .