Skagway
Source:
Alaska
Skagway is a low-population county-equivalent in Alaska with 1 ZIP code, 968 people, and upper-quartile 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, Skagway, AK sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a low-population county-equivalent population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 21%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 968
- combined ZIP population
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $81,136
- 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.
Skagway lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on low-population county-equivalent footing (FIPS 02230, 1 ZIP, combined population 968). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
High income on only 1 ZIP: the county page and the ZIP page nearly describe the same place. Prefer the ZIP detail for ACS household fields; keep this page for the FIPS join to county-level rents and crime tables.
Combined population stays under five thousand - this is a thin rural FIPS. Bookmark one ZIP; a multi-ZIP shortlist rarely adds signal beyond the primary code's ACS row.
Within Alaska, Kenai Peninsula is the closest lower-income county and Fairbanks North Star the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 12 and 8 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Skagway. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
1
Total ZIPs
968
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Skagway
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99840 | Skagway | 968 | 1 |
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Data sources
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →
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