North Pole, AK

Single-footprint Census roll-up for North Pole, AK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 22,544. 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 NORTH-POLE-AK · North Pole, AK 1 ZIPs · 22,544 pop · #4960/25278 · Fairbanks North Star

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

  • INC-HIGH $96,964
  • RANK-TOP #4960/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Salcha
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 22,544
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $309,500

Nearest income peer: Salcha, AK ( $8,706 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 North Pole

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest North Pole 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, North Pole, AK sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
22,544
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,964
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 $96,964 and home value $309,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 24.4%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating North Pole as a pure owner town.

Within Alaska, Pilot Point is the closest lower-income city and Wasilla the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for North Pole.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 99705, is all of North Pole

There is no split to weigh here: 99705 holds every one of North Pole's 22,544 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on North Pole's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 372 establishments, 1,974 employees , annual payroll $136,803k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99705 (372 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (90) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in North Pole, AK

These ZIP codes sit in Fairbanks North Star, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in North Pole. See the Fairbanks North Star roll-up →

No other city sharing Fairbanks North Star reports a higher average ZIP median income than North Pole. Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright and Eielson Afb sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Fort Wainwright marks the far end of that range at $68,667, 29% below North Pole.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
99705 22,544 $96,964 372 81

North Pole 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 North Pole, .