Shishmaref, AK
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shishmaref, AK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 567. 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 SHISHMAREF-AK · Shishmaref, AK 1 ZIPs · 567 pop · #17143/25278 · Nome
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $61,458
- RANK-LOWER #17143/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ White Mountain
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 567
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $109,400
Nearest income peer: White Mountain, AK (+ $1,042 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 Shishmaref
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shishmaref on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Koyuk · lowest $36,563
Koyuk · lowest
$36,563 median HH income
- Savoonga · near
Savoonga · near
$53,750 median HH income
- Teller · near
Teller · near
$54,375 median HH income
- Shishmaref · this city
Shishmaref · this city
$61,458 median HH income
- White Mountain · near
White Mountain · near
$62,500 median HH income
- Brevig Mission · near
Brevig Mission · near
$63,088 median HH income
- Nome · highest
Nome · highest
$113,558 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, Shishmaref, AK sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 32nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 567
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,458
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,458 and poverty 24.9% concentrate in 99772.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shishmaref as a pure owner town.
Within Alaska, Thorne Bay is the closest lower-income city and King Cove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shishmaref.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 99772, is all of Shishmaref
There is no split to weigh here: 99772 holds every one of Shishmaref's 567 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Shishmaref
Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 98 employees , annual payroll $2,357k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99772 (6 units) .
ZIP Codes in Shishmaref, AK
These ZIP codes sit in Nome, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shishmaref. See the Nome roll-up →
Shishmaref lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Nome: Nome, Unalakleet and Brevig Mission earn more and Gambell, Savoonga and Stebbins earn less. Nome marks the far end of that range at $113,558, 85% above Shishmaref.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99772 | 567 | $61,458 | 6 | 0 |
Shishmaref 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 Shishmaref, .