Anchorage, AK
Anchorage Municipality County · Alaska · United States
Home to 12,944 people across 20.679 square miles.
At a glance
99503 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 99503 is
| Coordinates | 62.043689, -158.174466 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Anchorage |
| County | Anchorage Municipality County |
| State | Alaska (AK) |
| Land area | 20.679 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/Anchorage
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Seattle, WA | 1706.1 mi |
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| San Francisco, CA | 2257.3 mi |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2596.9 mi |
| Denver, CO | 2672.1 mi |
People
Who lives in 99503
12,944 residents in 6,071 households, averaging 2.13 people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 19.9% of residents, and 44.9% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 6,071 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.13 |
| Family households | 47.0% |
| Living alone | 44.9% |
| Median age | 37 years |
| Households with internet | 90.2% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 99503
The median household here earns $76,888 a year, above the US median of $70,109, which puts 99503 ahead of 61% of American ZIP codes. 14.1% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $76,888 ±$8,181 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $47,246 |
| Poverty rate | 14.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% |
| Labor force participation | 72.8% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 30.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 91.3% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 99503
A typical home is valued at $316,700, and median rent runs $1,185 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 68.3% of occupied homes are rented, and the typical building went up in 1975.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $316,700 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,185/mo |
| Median year built | 1975 |
| Housing units | 7,411 |
| Vacancy rate | 18.1% |
Own vs. rent
Of 6,071 occupied units
| Owner households | 1,923 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 4,148 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 99503 commutes
67.2% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 18.3 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 18.3 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 99503
ZIP code 99503 is assigned to Anchorage, AK, and falls within Anchorage Municipality County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 12,944 people live inside it.
At 626 residents per square mile spread over 20.679 square miles, 99503 reads as a small-town area. It is a mid-sized postal code by population, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings track close to the national picture. The median of $76,888 puts 99503 near the middle of the pack, ahead of 61% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in Anchorage looks like
Housing in 99503 costs close to the national median. A typical home is valued at $316,700 against a US median of $207,500, and median gross rent runs $1,185 a month. This is firmly renter territory — 68.3% of occupied homes are rented, a pattern typical of city centres, student areas and neighbourhoods with a lot of apartment stock.
The building stock is dominated by mid-sized apartment buildings, which account for 37.2% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1975, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.
The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 37 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.13 people, and 47.0% are family households.
Getting to work takes 18.3 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 67.2% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Anchorage, AK
Anchorage is a smaller community, so options inside 99503 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
Median rent in 99503 is $1,185 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, Seattle, WA is about 1706.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 99503 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 99503 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 99503 offers a compact profile of Anchorage: 12,944 residents, a median household income of $76,888, 30.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 3.8%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 99503 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Anchorage may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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ZIP codes near 99503
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99503. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).