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ZIP Code 99782: Wainwright, AK
ZIP code 99782 is in Wainwright, Alaska, entirely in North Slope Borough (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 720 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $93,750 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Wainwright · its only residential ZIP
- County
- North Slope Borough
- Census places
- Wainwright
- House district
- AK at large 119th Congress
- State
- Alaska
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Land area
- 10.3 sq mi · 70 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 99782?
99782 centers on 70.648°, -159.939° and covers 10.3 square miles of land plus 4.2 of water.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 99782, 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 99782 compare with the rest of North Slope Borough?
| Measure | 99782 | In North Slope Borough | In AK |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 718 | 5th of 10 | 88th of 245 |
| Median household income | $94k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $117k | not ranked | not ranked |
99782's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (718). 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 48% 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 99782?
The 2020 Census counted 628 people in 99782; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 718. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 718±134 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 628
- Households
- 194
- Median age
- 28.4
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 99782?
Of the 718 people the ACS estimates in 99782, 37.3% are under 18 and 7.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (93.6%).
- Under 1837.3%
- 18 to 6455.7%
- 65 and older7.0%
- Other or two or more93.6%
- Hispanic or Latino3.8%
- White, not Hispanic2.6%
- 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 99782 earn?
Median household income is $93,750 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $93,750±$29,969
- Income per person
- $30,294
- Below the poverty line
- 12.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 12.6%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 5.6%
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 99782?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $117,000
- Median gross rent
- $833
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 66.5%
- Housing units
- 206
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).