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ZIP Code 99738: Eagle, AK
ZIP code 99738 uses the postal name Eagle, Alaska and lies mostly in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (58% of its land) with the rest in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 130 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $40,750 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Eagle Village (under 1%) and Eagle (0%); more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Eagle · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (58%); Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (42%)
- Census places
- Eagle Village (under 1%) census-designated place; Eagle (0%)
- House district
- AK at large 119th Congress
- State
- Alaska
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Land area
- 10,065.5 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 99738?
99738 centers on 65.150°, -142.654° and covers 10,065.5 square miles of land plus 125.8 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 99733, 99732, 99730, 99712, 99780, 99740.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 99738, 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 99738 compare with the rest of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
| Measure | 99738 | In Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | In AK |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 125 | 5th of 7 | 178th of 245 |
| Median household income | $41k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $62k | not ranked | not ranked |
99738's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (125). 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 99738?
The 2020 Census counted 172 people in 99738; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 125. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 125±45 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 172
- Households
- 71
- Median age
- 67.1
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 99738?
Of the 125 people the ACS estimates in 99738, 4.8% are under 18 and 52.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (74.4%), then Other or two or more (25.6%).
- Under 184.8%
- 18 to 6443.2%
- 65 and older52.0%
- White, not Hispanic74.4%
- Other or two or more25.6%
- 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 99738 earn?
Median household income is $40,750 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $40,750±$9,532
- Income per person
- $35,315
- Below the poverty line
- 10.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 27.1%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 6.3%
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 99738?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $62,300
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 77.5%
- Housing units
- 206
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 99738?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99733 | Circle | 54 | $25k | 64.5 mi |
| 99732 | Chicken | 9 | – | 76.7 mi |
| 99730 | Central | 108 | $25k | 91.9 mi |
| 99712 | Fairbanks | 12,477 | $113k | 95.3 mi |
| 99780 | Tok | 1,884 | $64k | 109.8 mi |
| 99740 | Fort Yukon | 656 | $42k | 180.7 mi |
| 99788 | Chalkyitsik | 80 | $59k | 108.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.