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Girdwood, AK

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Girdwood, AK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,250. 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 GIRDWOOD-AK · Girdwood, AK 1 ZIPs · 2,250 pop · #582/25278 · Anchorage

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $163,704
  • RANK-TOP #582/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Chugiak
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,250
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $630,200

Nearest income peer: Chugiak, AK ( $16,385 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 Girdwood

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Girdwood 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, Girdwood, AK sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,250
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$163,704
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 $163,704 and home value $630,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 49.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Girdwood as a pure owner town.

Within Alaska, Saint Paul Island is the closest lower-income city and Adak the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Girdwood.

Population concentration

Girdwood reads through its lone ZIP, 99587

2,250 ACS residents, one ZIP: 99587 is not the leading code inside Girdwood, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Girdwood's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 87 establishments, 600 employees , annual payroll $26,397k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99587 (87 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (24) · also Construction · Arts, entertainment, and recreation .

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ZIP Codes in Girdwood, AK

These ZIP codes sit in Anchorage, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Girdwood. See the Anchorage roll-up →

No other city sharing Anchorage reports a higher average ZIP median income than Girdwood. Anchorage, Eagle River and Jber sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Jber marks the far end of that range at $88,520, 46% below Girdwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
99587 2,250 $163,704 87 4
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Girdwood 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 Girdwood, .