Nuiqsut, AK
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nuiqsut, AK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 402. 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 NUIQSUT-AK · Nuiqsut, AK 1 ZIPs · 402 pop · #9826/25278 · North Slope
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-HIGH $78,438
- RANK-UPPER #9826/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Point Hope
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 58% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 402
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $140,400
Nearest income peer: Point Hope, AK ( $3,594 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 Nuiqsut
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Nuiqsut on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Point Hope · lowest
Point Hope · lowest
$74,844 median HH income
- Nuiqsut · this city
Nuiqsut · this city
$78,438 median HH income
- Atqasuk · near
Atqasuk · near
$90,625 median HH income
- Wainwright · near
Wainwright · near
$93,750 median HH income
- Kaktovik · near
Kaktovik · near
$93,750 median HH income
- Barrow · highest
Barrow · highest
$115,313 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, Nuiqsut, AK sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 39%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 402
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $78,438
- 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.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 99789 (402 residents). Household income $78,438 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,167 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Alaska, Willow is the closest lower-income city and Copper Center the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Nuiqsut.
Population concentration
Nuiqsut's single ZIP 99789 carries the town
Nuiqsut is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 99789 is the entire residential footprint (402 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Nuiqsut's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 163 employees , annual payroll $38,957k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99789 (9 units) .
ZIP Codes in Nuiqsut, AK
These ZIP codes sit in North Slope, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nuiqsut. See the North Slope roll-up →
Nuiqsut sits in the lower half of North Slope on income: Barrow, Wainwright and Anaktuvuk Pass report more, and only Point Hope reports less. Barrow marks the far end of that range at $115,313, 47% above Nuiqsut.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99789 | 402 | $78,438 | 9 | 0 |
Nuiqsut 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 Nuiqsut, .