Girdwood, AK · standard
ZIP Code 99587
Anchorage County, Alaska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,250
- 4/sq mi
- $163,704
- Median income
- $630,200
- Median home value
- 49.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Girdwood pairs a top-decile household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 3%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 8%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99587 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99587 covers 625.0 square miles in Girdwood, Anchorage County, Alaska (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,250 residents on file, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Anchorage time zone.
ZIP 99587 skews affluent, with a median household income of $163,704 (126% above the Alaska average), while per-capita income is $81,161. Poverty here runs at 8.6%, with unemployment measured at 6.3%. Median home value sits at $630,200 (200% above the state average), median rent at $1,788 a month, and owner-occupancy at 82.8%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 49.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.2, and the average commute is -. Alaska and national benchmarks, shown above, are the best way to contextualize 99587, not the raw numbers alone.
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 →
Top industries in ZIP 99587
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Girdwood, AK
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 99587.
- Accommodation and food services
Accommodation and food services
24 establishments
- Construction
Construction
14 establishments
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation 9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
9 establishments
- Other services (except public administration) 7
Other services (except public administration)
7 establishments
- Retail trade 6
Retail trade
6 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 99587, Girdwood, 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
2,250
Population
625.0
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Anchorage
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99587?
49.2
Median Age
57.0%
Male
43.0%
Female
7.0%
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?
$163,704
Median Household Income
+126% vs state
$81,161
Per Capita Income
8.6%
Poverty Rate
6.3%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 99587 ranks nationally
Girdwood, AK household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$163,704 Top 3% higher than 97% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
1,593
Total Housing Units
860
Occupied Units
733
Vacant Units
2.24
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$630,200
Median Home Value
+200% vs state
$1,788
Median Rent
1987
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 87 business establishments in ZIP 99587, employing approximately 600 people with a combined annual payroll of $26,397,000.
87
Businesses
600
Employees
$26.4M
Annual Payroll
10
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 24 | 27.6% |
| Construction | 14 | 16.1% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 9 | 10.3% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 7 | 8.1% |
| Retail trade | 6 | 6.9% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 6 | 6.9% |
| Health care and social assistance | 6 | 6.9% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 4 | 4.6% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4 | 4.6% |
| Educational services | 4 | 4.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
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