Anchorage, AK
Anchorage Municipality County · Alaska · United States
Home to 1,622 people across 2136.379 square miles.
At a glance
99519 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 99519 is
| Coordinates | 70.01736, -149.829741 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Anchorage |
| County | Anchorage Municipality County |
| State | Alaska (AK) |
| Land area | 2136.379 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/Anchorage
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Seattle, WA | 1799.6 mi |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 2443.5 mi |
| Denver, CO | 2631.1 mi |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2755.2 mi |
People
Who lives in 99519
1,622 residents in 0 households, averaging None people per household. The largest age group is 55-64 at 31.4% of residents.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 0 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | None |
| Family households | None% |
| Living alone | None% |
| Median age | 48.9 years |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 99519
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $132,014 |
| Poverty rate | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 1.0% |
| Labor force participation | 100.0% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 22.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 97.2% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 99519
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
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| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | — |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Vacancy rate | None% |
Own vs. rent
Of 0 occupied units
| Owner households | 0 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 0 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 99519 commutes
67.7% of workers walked, and the average one-way trip takes 10.9 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 10.9 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 99519
ZIP code 99519 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 1,622 people live inside it.
At 1 residents per square mile spread over 2136.379 square miles, 99519 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Anchorage looks like
The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 48.9 against 42 nationally.
Getting to work takes 10.9 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is walked at 67.7% of workers, while 67.7% walk. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Anchorage, AK
99519 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.
For reference, Seattle, WA is about 1799.6 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 99519 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 99519 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, 99519 offers a compact profile of Anchorage: 1,622 residents, 22.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 1.0%. 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. 99519 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 99519
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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 99519. 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).