Skagway, AK · standard
ZIP Code 99840
Skagway, Alaska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 968
- 1/sq mi
- $81,136
- Median income
- $435,400
- Median home value
- 28.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Skagway pairs an above-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 37%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 17%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 71%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99840 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99840 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Skagway, Skagway, Alaska, home to just 968 residents across 1075.6 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Juneau time zone.
ZIP 99840 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $81,136 (12% above the average Alaska ZIP), while per-capita income is $60,329. The poverty rate is 5.9%, with unemployment at 9.1%; those measures add context to the income figure. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $435,400 (107% above the average Alaska ZIP), while 70.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and median rent is $1,280.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 28.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.2, and the average commute is 5 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Alaska and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 99840.
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 →
Top industries in ZIP 99840
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Skagway, AK
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 99840.
- Retail trade
Retail trade
40 establishments
- Accommodation and food services
Accommodation and food services
21 establishments
- Construction 10
Construction
10 establishments
- Transportation and warehousing 9
Transportation and warehousing
9 establishments
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 9
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
9 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 99840, Skagway, 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
968
Population
1075.6
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Juneau
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99840?
41.2
Median Age
39.6%
Male
60.4%
Female
15.9%
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?
$81,136
Median Household Income
+12% vs state ZIP avg
$60,329
Per Capita Income
5.9%
Poverty Rate
9.1%
Unemployment Rate
4.9 min
Mean Commute Time
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
666housing units
666
Total Housing Units
450
Occupied Units
216
Vacant Units
2.19
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$435,400
Median Home Value
+107% vs state ZIP avg
$1,280
Median Rent
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 112 business establishments in ZIP 99840, employing approximately 441 people with a combined annual payroll of $38,659,000.
112
Businesses
441
Employees
$38.7M
Annual Payroll
9
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 40 | 35.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 21 | 18.8% |
| Construction | 10 | 8.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 9 | 8.0% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 9 | 8.0% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 6 | 5.4% |
| Health care and social assistance | 5 | 4.5% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 2.7% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 2.7% |
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 99840, 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.