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99518 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99518 covers Anchorage, Alaska, with a population of about 9,837 and a median household income of $91,077.

Population
9,8372,597 per square mile
Median age
32.16.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$91,077about the Alaska median
Poverty rate
10.6%1.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$345,649up 25.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,6611.2× the Alaska median
Degree or higher
31.9%3.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.7%2.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
943

Where 99518 is

Anchorage, Alaska — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population9,837
Median age32.1
Family households55.7%
Born outside the US6.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.2%
White (non-Hispanic)55.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4%
Hispanic or Latino11.6%
Veterans7.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$91,077
Income per person$45,974
Poverty rate10.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k5.7%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k12.9%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k15.6%
$200k or more10.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed5,280
Mean adjusted gross income$83,754
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.3%
Returns, under $25k19.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.4%
Returns, $200k or more5.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$297,900
Median gross rent$1,661
Rent as a share of household income31.5%
Owner-occupied62.7%
Vacant homes8.8%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house25.7%
Attached house18.1%
2 to 4 units31.7%
5 to 19 units18.8%
20 or more units5.2%
Mobile home0.3%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$345,649as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 36.4%
Typical asking rent$2,132as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$345,649$113,035

$113,035 in 2000 to $345,649 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home7.6%
Drives to work alone69.8%
Takes public transport4.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.2% 7.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.2% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.4% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.1% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.2% 7.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.1% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments943
People employed11,306
Annual payroll$856,294,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 98.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.4 out of 100
Community resilience28.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity93.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide50Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave23.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail17.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm5.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding0.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Alaska and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPAlaskaUnited States
Median household income$91,077$89,336$78,538
Income per person$45,974$44,928$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%10.2%12.4%
Median home value$297,900$333,300$303,400
Median gross rent$1,661$1,388$1,348
Homeownership62.7%66.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home7.6%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US6.3%7.8%13.9%
Median age32.135.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationANCHORAGE LAKE HOOD AP, AK US5 km away
Rain in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January22.8°F / 10.1°F0.62 in rain
February27.3°F / 14°F0.62 in rain
March33.3°F / 17.3°F0.56 in rain
April46.1°F / 29.6°F0.38 in rain
May57.8°F / 41.1°F0.58 in rain
June65.5°F / 49.5°F0.93 in rain
July68.1°F / 53.7°F1.78 in rain
August65.4°F / 51.5°F2.81 in rain
September56.6°F / 43.4°F3.06 in rain
October42.4°F / 31.4°F1.68 in rain
November28.8°F / 18.1°F1.07 in rain
December24.9°F / 13°F0.89 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Anchorage School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability12.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

99510 Anchorage, AK1.2 km away
99507 Anchorage, AK3.1 km away
99529 Anchorage, AK3.1 km away
99530 Anchorage, AK3.1 km away
99599 Anchorage, AK3.6 km away
99503 Anchorage, AK3.9 km away
99515 Anchorage, AK4 km away
99502 Anchorage, AK4.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Anchorage Municipality100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.79 sq mi
Population density2,597 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude61.1549, -149.8866

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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