PlainZIP

Bethel, AK

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bethel, AK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,632. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BETHEL-AK · Bethel, AK 1 ZIPs · 7,632 pop · #2746/25278 · Bethel

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $113,333
  • RANK-TOP #2746/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Aniak
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 49% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,632
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $342,400

Nearest income peer: Aniak, AK ( $39,047 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 Bethel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bethel on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bethel, AK sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 11%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,632
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$113,333
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 footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $113,333 and home value $342,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 22.3%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (49.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,662 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Alaska, Dutch Harbor is the closest lower-income city and Nome the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bethel.

Population concentration

Bethel reads through its lone ZIP, 99559

7,632 ACS residents, one ZIP: 99559 is not the leading code inside Bethel, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bethel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 127 establishments, 1,643 employees , annual payroll $125,133k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99559 (127 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (19) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Bethel, AK

These ZIP codes sit in Bethel, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bethel. See the Bethel roll-up →

No other city sharing Bethel reports a higher average ZIP median income than Bethel. Aniak, Kwethluk and Quinhagak sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Akiachak marks the far end of that range at $30,000, 74% below Bethel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
99559 7,632 $113,333 127 51
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Bethel 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 Bethel, .