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ZIP Code99580

Ekwok, AK

Dillingham (CA) County · Alaska · United States
Home to 35 people across 16.745 square miles.

AlaskaOwner-majority7 ZIPs in county

At a glance

99580 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.

Population
35
±18 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
$50,833
US median $70,109 · bottom 25%
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
52.5
US median 42 years
Population density
2/mi²
bottom 10% most dense
Land area
16.745 mi²
plus 1.262 mi² water

Location

Where 99580 is

59.345782, -157.487023 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates59.345782, -157.487023
Time zoneAmerica/Anchorage
CountyDillingham (CA) County
StateAlaska (AK)
Land area16.745 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Anchorage

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Seattle, WA1630.4 mi
San Francisco, CA2144.7 mi
Los Angeles, CA2488.4 mi
San Diego, CA2599.9 mi

People

Who lives in 99580

35 residents in 14 households, averaging 2.5 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 22.9% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1822.9%
18-245.7%
25-3420.0%
35-440.0%
45-548.6%
55-6420.0%
65+22.9%

Households

Composition and size

Total households14
Average household size2.5
Family households64.3%
Living alone21.4%
Median age52.5 years
Households with internet64.3%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White2.9%
Native American85.7%
Two or more11.4%

Income & work

What people earn in 99580

The median household here earns $50,833 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 99580 ahead of 17% of American ZIP codes. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income$50,833
LowestHighest
Higher than 17% of all US ZIP codes.
Median household income$50,833 ±$9,082
Per capita income$22,394
Poverty rate0.0%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation29.6%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k21.4%
$25-50k21.4%
$50-75k35.7%
$75-100k14.3%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k7.1%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 60.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 99580

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1990
Housing units32
Vacancy rate56.2%

Own vs. rent

Of 14 occupied units

Owner-occupied100.0%
Renter-occupied0.0%
Owner households14
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family100.0%

Getting to work

How 99580 commutes

62.5% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 7.5 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone62.5%
Walked12.5%

Travel time

Mean commute 7.5 minutes

<10 min87.5%
10-190.0%
20-2912.5%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 99580

ZIP code 99580 is assigned to Ekwok, AK, and falls within Dillingham (CA) 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 35 people live inside it.

At 2 residents per square mile spread over 16.745 square miles, 99580 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.

Household earnings run below the national median. At $50,833, 99580 sits in the lower half, ahead of 17% 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 Ekwok looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1990, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 56.2% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 52.5 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.5 people, and 64.3% are family households.

Getting to work takes 7.5 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 62.5% of workers, while 12.5% 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 Ekwok, AK

99580 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 1630.4 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 99580 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 99580 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, 99580 offers a compact profile of Ekwok: 35 residents, a median household income of $50,833, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. 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. 99580 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Ekwok 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.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 99580

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Questions

Common questions about 99580

What city is ZIP code 99580 in?
99580 serves Ekwok, Alaska, in Dillingham (CA) County, United States.
What is the population of 99580?
About 35 people live in ZIP code 99580, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±18. That works out to roughly 2 people per square mile.
What is the average income in 99580?
The median household income in 99580 is $50,833 per year, compared with a US median of $70,109. Per capita income is $22,394. Median income is more representative than an average because it isn't skewed by a small number of very high earners.
Is 99580 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 52.5. The average commute is 7.5 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 99580 in?
99580 observes Alaska Time (America/Anchorage). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 99580?
ZIP code 99580 covers 16.745 square miles of land plus 1.262 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 99580 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 99580 reads as a rural area. It holds 2 people per square mile across 16.745 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 99580?
The average one-way commute from 99580 takes about 7.5 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 62.5% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 99580?
About 8 residents of 99580 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 29.6% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 99580?
Accommodation in and around Ekwok, AK ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 99580 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Ekwok as the primary place and Dillingham (CA) County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 99580 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

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 99580. 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).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 99580, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.