PlainZIP

Palmer, AK

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palmer, AK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 25,176. 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 PALMER-AK · Palmer, AK 1 ZIPs · 25,176 pop · #4383/25278 · Matanuska-Susitna

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $100,455
  • RANK-TOP #4383/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wasilla
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 25,176
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $367,400

Nearest income peer: Wasilla, AK ( $2,911 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 Palmer

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

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
25,176
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,455
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 $100,455 and home value $367,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 32.4%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palmer as a pure owner town.

Within Alaska, Valdez is the closest lower-income city and Sterling the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palmer.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 99645, is all of Palmer

There is no split to weigh here: 99645 holds every one of Palmer's 25,176 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Palmer's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 798 establishments, 6,959 employees , annual payroll $478,276k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99645 (798 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (165) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Palmer, AK

These ZIP codes sit in Matanuska-Susitna, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palmer. See the Matanuska-Susitna roll-up →

No other city sharing Matanuska-Susitna reports a higher average ZIP median income than Palmer. Wasilla, Big Lake and Willow sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Talkeetna marks the far end of that range at $54,028, 46% below Palmer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
99645 25,176 $100,455 798 22
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Palmer 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 Palmer, .