Anchorage
Source:
Alaska
Anchorage is a major-metro county-equivalent in Alaska with 17 ZIP codes, 291,836 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Anchorage, AK sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county-equivalent population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 4%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 291,836
- combined ZIP population
- 17
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $112,127
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Anchorage lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county-equivalent footing (FIPS 02020, 17 ZIPs, combined population 291,836). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 99504 (Anchorage) with 40,914 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 02020, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
17
Total ZIPs
291,836
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Anchorage
Side-by-side: Compare 99504 vs 99507 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99504 | Anchorage | 40,914 | 2,480 |
| 99507 | Anchorage | 37,850 | 666 |
| 99508 | Anchorage | 35,857 | 1,995 |
| 99577 | Eagle River | 25,771 | 46 |
| 99502 | Anchorage | 24,168 | 529 |
| 99515 | Anchorage | 22,441 | 819 |
| 99516 | Anchorage | 20,095 | 181 |
| 99501 | Anchorage | 17,603 | 979 |
| 99517 | Anchorage | 16,645 | 1,962 |
| 99503 | Anchorage | 14,563 | 272 |
| 99518 | Anchorage | 10,225 | 1,045 |
| 99567 | Chugiak | 9,211 | 6 |
| 99506 | Jber | 7,749 | 169 |
| 99505 | Jber | 6,174 | 104 |
| 99587 | Girdwood | 2,250 | 4 |
| 99540 | Indian | 320 | 2 |
| 99513 | Anchorage | 0 | - |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Anchorage?
Anchorage has a total population of 291,836 across 17 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Anchorage?
Anchorage includes 17 ZIP codes: 99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, and more.