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ZIP Code 99783: Wales, AK
ZIP code 99783 is in Wales, Alaska, entirely in Nome Census Area (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 240 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $37,188 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Wales · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Nome Census Area
- Census places
- Wales
- House district
- AK at large 119th Congress
- State
- Alaska
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Land area
- 2.3 sq mi · 103 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 99783?
99783 centers on 65.612°, -168.078° and covers 2.3 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 99772.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 99783, 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 99783 compare with the rest of Nome Census Area?
| Measure | 99783 | In Nome Census Area | In AK |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 238 | 12th of 14 | 152nd of 245 |
| Median household income | $37k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $95k | not ranked | not ranked |
99783's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (238). 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 54% 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 99783?
The 2020 Census counted 168 people in 99783; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 238. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 238±79 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 168
- Households
- 68
- Median age
- 21.5
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 99783?
Of the 238 people the ACS estimates in 99783, 39.9% are under 18 and 2.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (89.9%), then White (not Hispanic) (10.1%).
- Under 1839.9%
- 18 to 6457.6%
- 65 and older2.5%
- Other or two or more89.9%
- White, not Hispanic10.1%
- 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 99783 earn?
Median household income is $37,188 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $37,188±$15,352
- Income per person
- $14,616
- Below the poverty line
- 28.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 13.8%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
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 99783?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $95,000
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 69.1%
- Housing units
- 94
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 99783?
3 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 99783?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99772 | Shishmaref | 466 | $62k | 63.8 mi |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.