Chefornak, AK
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chefornak, AK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 418. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CHEFORNAK-AK · Chefornak, AK 1 ZIPs · 418 pop · #21160/25278 · Bethel
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,818
- RANK-BOTTOM #21160/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kwethluk
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 79% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 418
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $125,000
Nearest income peer: Kwethluk, AK (+ $99 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 Chefornak
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chefornak on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Akiachak · lowest $30,000
Akiachak · lowest
$30,000 median HH income
- Kipnuk · near $45,250
Kipnuk · near
$45,250 median HH income
- Quinhagak · near
Quinhagak · near
$50,208 median HH income
- Chefornak · this city
Chefornak · this city
$51,818 median HH income
- Kwethluk · near
Kwethluk · near
$51,917 median HH income
- Toksook Bay · near
Toksook Bay · near
$57,083 median HH income
- Bethel · highest
Bethel · highest
$113,333 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, Chefornak, AK sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 418
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,818
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,818 average) · poverty 25.3%. The primary code (99561) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chefornak as a pure owner town.
Within Alaska, Manokotak is the closest lower-income city and Kwethluk the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chefornak.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 99561, is all of Chefornak
There is no split to weigh here: 99561 holds every one of Chefornak's 418 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Chefornak
Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 47 employees , annual payroll $1,115k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99561 (4 units) .
ZIP Codes in Chefornak, AK
These ZIP codes sit in Bethel, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chefornak. See the Bethel roll-up →
Chefornak lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Bethel: Bethel, Aniak and Toksook Bay earn more and Quinhagak, Kipnuk and Akiachak earn less. Bethel marks the far end of that range at $113,333, 119% above Chefornak.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99561 | 418 | $51,818 | 4 | 30 |
Chefornak 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 Chefornak, .