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ZIP Code 99727: Buckland, AK
ZIP code 99727 is in Buckland, Alaska, entirely in Northwest Arctic Borough (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 530 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $58,990 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Buckland · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Census places
- Buckland
- House district
- AK at large 119th Congress
- State
- Alaska
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Land area
- 0.5 sq mi · 1,015 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 99727?
99727 centers on 65.977°, -161.139° and covers 0.5 square miles of land.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 99727, 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 99727 compare with the rest of Northwest Arctic Borough?
| Measure | 99727 | In Northwest Arctic Borough | In AK |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 533 | 5th of 11 | 111th of 245 |
| Median household income | $59k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $87k | not ranked | not ranked |
99727's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (533). 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 78% 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 99727?
The 2020 Census counted 550 people in 99727; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 533. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 533±111 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 550
- Households
- 141
- Median age
- 23.6
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 99727?
Of the 533 people the ACS estimates in 99727, 40.0% are under 18 and 7.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (99.2%).
- Under 1840.0%
- 18 to 6452.5%
- 65 and older7.5%
- Other or two or more99.2%
- White, not Hispanic0.8%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, 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 do households in 99727 earn?
Median household income is $58,990 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $58,990
- Income per person
- $19,653
- Below the poverty line
- 13.7%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 30.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 2.0%
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 99727?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $86,700
- Median gross rent
- $1,075
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 80.9%
- Housing units
- 153
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 99727?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99736 | Deering | 227 | $58k | 46.1 mi (near) |
| 99770 | Selawik | 412 | $53k | 52.5 mi (near) |
| 99763 | Noorvik | 748 | $64k | 58.9 mi (near) |
| 99753 | Koyuk | 348 | $37k | 71.5 mi (near) |
| 99749 | Kiana | 440 | $67k | 71.9 mi (near) |
| 99739 | Elim | 383 | $37k | 84.8 mi (near) |
| 99771 | Shaktoolik | 283 | $80k | 112.0 mi (near) |
| 99684 | Unalakleet | 565 | $94k | 134.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.