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.

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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.

median HH income

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

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) .

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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, .