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ZIP Code 99553: Akutan, AK
ZIP code 99553 is in Akutan, Alaska, entirely in Aleutians East Borough (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 690 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $35,833 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Akutan · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Aleutians East Borough
- Census places
- Akutan
- House district
- AK at large 119th Congress
- State
- Alaska
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Land area
- 38.7 sq mi · 18 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 99553?
99553 centers on 54.117°, -165.831° and covers 38.7 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 99553, 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 99553 compare with the rest of Aleutians East Borough?
| Measure | 99553 | In Aleutians East Borough | In AK |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 694 | 3rd of 5 | 94th of 245 |
| Median household income | $36k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $93k | not ranked | not ranked |
99553's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (694). 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 24% 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 99553?
The 2020 Census counted 1,589 people in 99553; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 694. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 694±273 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,589
- Households
- 78
- Median age
- 41.6
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 99553?
Of the 694 people the ACS estimates in 99553, 4.2% are under 18 and 6.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (28.2%), then White (not Hispanic) (26.2%).
- Under 184.2%
- 18 to 6489.8%
- 65 and older6.1%
- Other or two or more28.2%
- White, not Hispanic26.2%
- Asian, not Hispanic16.4%
- Hispanic or Latino16.1%
- Black, not Hispanic13.0%
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 99553 earn?
Median household income is $35,833 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $35,833±$20,139
- Income per person
- $51,635
- Below the poverty line
- 20.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 4.9%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 25.0%
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 99553?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $93,300
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 56.4%
- Housing units
- 86
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 99553?
5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 more 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 99553?
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.