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99579 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99579 covers Egegik, Alaska.

Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
4%8.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
54.2%19.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time

Where 99579 is

Egegik, 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

Median age42.3
Born outside the US20%
Speaks a language other than English at home18%
White (non-Hispanic)54%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)18%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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

Poverty rate4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes96.3%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house97.6%
5 to 19 units0.8%
Mobile home1.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.2%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone0%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.6%
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 87.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss70.3 out of 100
Community resilience6.9 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.

Volcanic activity98.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami93Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche69.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning13.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm5.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado0.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail0.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding0.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$89,336$78,538
Income per person$44,928$43,289
Poverty rate4%10.2%12.4%
Median home value$333,300$303,400
Median gross rent$1,388$1,348
Homeownership66.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.2%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.8%5.2%
Works from home0%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US20%7.8%13.9%
Median age42.335.638.7
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Lake and Peninsula Borough 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 vulnerability87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport96more vulnerable than 96% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99565 Chignik Lagoon, AK41.2 km away
99670 South Naknek, AK55.2 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.

Lake and Peninsula Borough100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area29.55 sq mi
Water area38.12 sq mi
Latitude, longitude58.2062, -157.3422

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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