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ZIP Code 99518: Anchorage, AK

ZIP code 99518 is in Anchorage, Alaska, entirely in Anchorage Municipality (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 9,800 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 10th most populous of Anchorage's 14 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $93,995 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
995sectional center: Anchorage, AK (SCF 995)
18delivery area within it
Town
Anchorage · 14 residential ZIPs
Census places
Anchorage
Metro area
Anchorage, AK
House district
AK at large 119th Congress
State
Alaska
Time zone
Alaska
Land area
3.8 sq mi · 2,578 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
11 more ZIP codes use the name Anchorage for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 99518?

99518 centers on 61.160°, -149.885° and covers 3.8 square miles of land. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 99515, 99502, 99507, 99503.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 99518 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 99518, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 99518 compare with the rest of Anchorage?

Rank of 99518 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure99518In AnchorageIn Anchorage MunicipalityIn AK
People (ACS 2020-2024)9,76410th of 1411th of 1824th of 245
Median household income$94k6th of 108th of 1319th of 53
Median home value$323k9th of 1012th of 1326th of 57

Its median household income is higher than in 77% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 87% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 99518?

The 2020 Census counted 9,861 people in 99518; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 9,764. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 3.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
9,764±1,201 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
9,861−3.6% since 2010 (10,225)
Households
4,196
Median age
31.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 99518?

Of the 9,764 people the ACS estimates in 99518, 19.8% are under 18 and 10.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (54.9%), then Other or two or more (22.3%).

  • Under 1819.8%
  • 18 to 6469.3%
  • 65 and older10.9%
Age of the people of 99518 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic54.9%
  • Other or two or more22.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino12.9%
  • Black, not Hispanic5.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic4.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 99518 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 99518 earn?

Median household income is $93,995 (ACS 2020-2024), the 8th highest of the 13 ranked ZIP codes in Anchorage Municipality. It fell from $105,682 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$93,995
Income per person
$51,808
Below the poverty line
7.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
1.9%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
31.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$83,7545,280 returns; wages 67% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 99518?

FHFA's house price index for 99518, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 42% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 33% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +8.4% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$323,400
Median gross rent
$1,649
Homes owned by their occupants
57.7%
Housing units
4,615
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Index = 100 in 1984, the first year FHFA reports for 99518; 2025: 285.3. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 99518?

932 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 29 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction162
  • Wholesale trade125
  • Other services (except public administration)106
  • Retail trade97
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services67
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services63

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 99518?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 99518, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
99515Anchorage21,870$114k3.0 mi
99502Anchorage25,006$116k3.7 mi
99507Anchorage37,301$108k9.5 mi
99503Anchorage12,964$76k279.0 mi
99517Anchorage16,486$104k2.8 mi (near)
99508Anchorage36,458$79k3.7 mi (near)
99530Anchorage0–3.7 mi (near)
99513Anchorage0–3.8 mi (near)
99501Anchorage16,175$71k4.3 mi (near)
99516Anchorage21,500$174k8.1 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.