King Cove, AK · standard
ZIP Code 99612
Aleutians East, Alaska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 938
- 31/sq mi
- $61,645
- Median income
- $99,800
- Median home value
- 14.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
King Cove pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 32nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 10th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 31
- people per sq mi
- 56%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99612 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99612 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in King Cove, Aleutians East, Alaska, home to just 938 residents across 30.4 square miles, a density of 31 people per square mile, in the Nome time zone.
ZIP 99612 reports a modest median household income of $61,645 (15% below the average Alaska ZIP), while per-capita income is $48,337. The poverty rate is 10.6%, with unemployment at 9.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $99,800 (52% below the average Alaska ZIP), and median rent is $923; owner occupancy is 56.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 14.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.6, 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 99612.
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 99612, King Cove, 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
938
Population
30.4
Area (sq mi)
31
People / sq mi
Nome
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99612?
40.6
Median Age
60.6%
Male
39.4%
Female
24.6%
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?
$61,645
Median Household Income
-15% vs state ZIP avg
$48,337
Per Capita Income
10.6%
Poverty Rate
9.0%
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
455housing units
455
Total Housing Units
412
Occupied Units
43
Vacant Units
2.37
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$99,800
Median Home Value
-52% vs state ZIP avg
$923
Median Rent
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 13 business establishments in ZIP 99612, employing approximately 596 people with a combined annual payroll of $29,356,000.
13
Businesses
596
Employees
$29.4M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 99612, 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.