State profile · AK
Alaska ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in Alaska, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 238
- ZIP codes
- 709,930
- Population
- $72,512
- Avg ZIP income
- 29
- Counties
The verdict
Texas leads ZIP coverage at 1,935 ZCTAs (#1 of 52). That is not the income board: New Jersey's unweighted average ZIP household income is $121,992 (#1 of 52) on 595 ZCTAs. Alaska sits #45 of 52 by ZIP count at income #36.
- Texas
- ZIP-count #1 (1,935)
- New Jersey
- income #1 ($121,992)
- #45
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #36
- of 52 by avg income
ZIP-count and income are separate boards among 52 reporting states and territories. Income is the unweighted mean of each ZIP's ACS 2019–2023 median household income, so a rural code counts the same as a dense metro.
Mid-to-lower income with a contained ZIP set (238 codes · 29 counties). Average household income $72,512 and home value $210,044 should be read next to the largest city page, not as a national peer of mosaic states. Use the county RankBars to pick two markets, then compare ZIPs inside those counties.
Population concentrates hard in Anchorage (242,037 residents · ~34% of the state ZIP total). State-wide averages inherit that metro's weight even though unweighted ZIP means still count rural codes equally: open Anchorage's city page and one non-metro county before trusting any statewide income or home-value line.
Compact ZIP geography: the state page is closer to a directory than a mega-atlas. Prefer the largest city page and its primary ZIP over scanning every county, and keep the FAQ answers as the quick census totals.
Largest cities in Alaska
Top 10 cities by population in Alaska
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
242,037 residents
- Fairbanks 63,999
Fairbanks, AK
63,999 residents
- Wasilla 52,168
Wasilla, AK
52,168 residents
- Juneau 29,164
Juneau, AK
29,164 residents
- Eagle River 25,771
Eagle River, AK
25,771 residents
- Palmer 25,176
Palmer, AK
25,176 residents
- North Pole 22,544
North Pole, AK
22,544 residents
- Kenai 15,122
Kenai, AK
15,122 residents
- Soldotna 14,191
Soldotna, AK
14,191 residents
- Jber 13,923
Jber, AK
13,923 residents
What this shows Anchorage anchors the population chart; the remaining 218 cities trail far behind, which is why statewide ZIP averages lean metro even when rural codes stay in the mean.
Counties in Alaska
Which cities have the most ZIPs in Alaska?
Side-by-side: Compare 99654 vs 99504 →
ZIP Codes in Alaska
More AK ZIP codes
Official Data Resources for Alaska
Compact ZIP geography: start at Census ACS for Alaska, then BLS wages for the labor-market side of the same small map.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Alaska compact enough to browse ZIP by ZIP?
Yes – 238 codes and 29 counties put Alaska in compact geography. Prefer the largest city page and its primary ZIP; the roll-ups here are quick census totals, not a substitute for opening one urban and one thin-edge code.
Why is Alaska's average ZIP income a weak relocation signal by itself?
At $72,512, the state mean blends unlike county labor markets (homes average $210,044). Cost-of-living questions belong at county and ZIP scale: start from the most populous counties, then drop to a thin-edge ZIP to see whether the mean is a real center or a blend.
How much does Anchorage dominate Alaska's ZIP averages?
Anchorage holds about 34% of state ZIP population (242,037 residents). Statewide income and home-value lines inherit that metro's weight even though unweighted ZIP means still count rural codes equally – open Anchorage's city page and one non-metro county before trusting any statewide figure.
Take this with you
What to do with Alaska's numbers, next.
- See how Alaska compares to a neighboring state on the same Census fields Compare states
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Figures describe 2019–2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates aggregated from ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), Census Bureau approximations of USPS ZIP codes, not any single address.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.