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ZIP Code 99551: Akiachak, AK
ZIP code 99551 is in Akiachak, Alaska, entirely in Bethel Census Area (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 740 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $30,000 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Akiachak · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Bethel Census Area
- Census places
- Akiachak census-designated place
- House district
- AK at large 119th Congress
- State
- Alaska
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Land area
- 7.0 sq mi · 105 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 99551?
99551 centers on 60.921°, -161.402° and covers 7.0 square miles of land.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 99551, 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 99551 compare with the rest of Bethel Census Area?
| Measure | 99551 | In Bethel Census Area | In AK |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 736 | 6th of 27 | 87th of 245 |
| Median household income | $30k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $138k | not ranked | not ranked |
99551's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (736). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 55% of 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 99551?
The 2020 Census counted 677 people in 99551; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 736. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 736±125 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 677
- Households
- 162
- Median age
- 24.3
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 99551?
Of the 736 people the ACS estimates in 99551, 45.0% are under 18 and 11.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (98.5%).
- Under 1845.0%
- 18 to 6443.5%
- 65 and older11.5%
- Other or two or more98.5%
- White, not Hispanic1.5%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 99551 earn?
Median household income is $30,000 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $30,000±$6,374
- Income per person
- $10,486
- Below the poverty line
- 51.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 29.7%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 6.8%
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 99551?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $137,500
- Median gross rent
- $708
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 69.8%
- Housing units
- 176
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 99551?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
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 99551?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99552 | Akiak | 377 | $79k | 6.3 mi (near) |
| 99621 | Kwethluk | 975 | $52k | 8.9 mi (near) |
| 99559 | Bethel | 7,241 | $113k | 18.8 mi (near) |
| 99679 | Tuluksak | 118 | $68k | 20.1 mi (near) |
| 99634 | Napakiak | 692 | $44k | 26.6 mi (near) |
| 99641 | Nunapitchuk | 618 | $43k | 35.8 mi (near) |
| 99609 | Kasigluk | 698 | $61k | 38.3 mi (near) |
| 99578 | Eek | 174 | $45k | 53.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.