Cold Bay, AK · standard
ZIP Code 99571
Aleutians East, Alaska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 160
- 2/sq mi
- $70,000
- Median income
- $217,300
- Median home value
- 19.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Cold Bay pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 47th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 48th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 49%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99571 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99571 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Cold Bay, Aleutians East, Alaska, home to just 160 residents across 76.2 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Nome time zone.
ZIP 99571 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $70,000 (3% below the average Alaska ZIP), while per-capita income is $37,409. The poverty rate is 8.6%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $217,300 (3% above the average Alaska ZIP); 48.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 29.9, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Alaska and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 99571.
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 99571, Cold Bay, 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
160
Population
76.2
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Nome
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99571?
29.9
Median Age
48.4%
Male
51.6%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$70,000
Median Household Income
-3% vs state ZIP avg
$37,409
Per Capita Income
8.6%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
129housing units
129
Total Housing Units
80
Occupied Units
49
Vacant Units
2.48
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$217,300
Median Home Value
+3% vs state ZIP avg
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 17 business establishments in ZIP 99571, employing approximately 35 people with a combined annual payroll of $7,613,000.
17
Businesses
35
Employees
$7.6M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 4 | 23.5% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 17.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 99571, 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.