Residential delivery area · Alaska
ZIP Code 99586: Gakona, AK
ZIP code 99586 uses the postal name Gakona, Alaska and lies entirely in Copper River Census Area (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 420 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Chistochina (19%), Slana (14%), Nabesna (9%) and Gakona (3%), and 2% in smaller places; 53% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Gakona · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Copper River Census Area
- Census places
- Chistochina (19%) census-designated place; Slana (14%) census-designated place; Nabesna (9%) census-designated place; Gakona (3%) census-designated place
- House district
- AK at large 119th Congress
- State
- Alaska
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Land area
- 1,846.5 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 99586?
99586 centers on 62.691°, -144.238° and covers 1,846.5 square miles of land plus 3.6 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 99737, 99588, 99780.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 99586, 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 99586 compare with the rest of Copper River Census Area?
| Measure | 99586 | In Copper River Census Area | In AK |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 420 | 5th of 6 | 126th of 245 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $310k | not ranked | not ranked |
99586's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (420). 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 2% 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 99586?
The 2020 Census counted 469 people in 99586; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 420. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 22.5% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 420±98 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 469−22.5% since 2010 (605)
- Households
- 223
- Median age
- 63.7
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 99586?
Of the 420 people the ACS estimates in 99586, 15.5% are under 18 and 46.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (54.3%), then Other or two or more (43.8%).
- Under 1815.5%
- 18 to 6438.6%
- 65 and older46.0%
- White, not Hispanic54.3%
- Other or two or more43.8%
- Asian, not Hispanic1.9%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, 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 are homes worth in 99586?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $309,600
- Median gross rent
- $770
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 52.5%
- Housing units
- 499
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 99586?
12 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Accommodation and food services6
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 99586?
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.