Chignik Lake, AK · standard
ZIP Code 99548
Lake and Peninsula, Alaska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 73
- 3/sq mi Low-density area
- $80,625
- Median income Near-median income area
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Chignik Lake pairs an above-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 37%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 67%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99548 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99548 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Chignik Lake, Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, home to just 73 residents across 22.8 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Anchorage time zone.
With fewer than 100 residents on file, this page keeps the Census figures below and skips the multi-chart expansion used on larger ZIPs. Small-N ACS estimates are already unstable enough without padding the page around them. Median household income is $80,625.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 99548, Chignik Lake, AK · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
73
Population
22.8
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Anchorage
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99548?
35.2
Median Age
63.0%
Male
37.0%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$80,625
Median Household Income
+11% vs state ZIP avg
$21,715
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
2.2 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 99548 ranks among Alaska ZIPs
Chignik Lake, AK household income vs. every Alaska ZIP code
Median household income among 197 reporting Alaska ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$80,625 Top 31% higher than 69% of 197 Alaska ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
27housing units
27
Total Housing Units
9
Occupied Units
18
Vacant Units
3.00
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 99548, both outside AK so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 99548 in?
ZIP code 99548 (Chignik Lake) is located in Lake and Peninsula, Alaska. Lake and Peninsula contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/lake-and-peninsula-ak.
What is the population of ZIP code 99548?
ZIP code 99548 in Chignik Lake, AK has a population of 73 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
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