Postal Codes

99605 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99605 covers Hope, Alaska, with a median household income of $106,442.

Median household income
$106,4421.2× the Alaska median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$256,920up 18.5% in five years
Degree or higher
27.1%7.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 99605 is

Hope, 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

Born outside the US18.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$106,442
Income per person$65,800
Poverty rate0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed100
Mean adjusted gross income$65,220
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k40.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k0.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k30.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes86.1%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$256,920as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 62.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$256,920$144,687

$144,687 in 2013 to $256,920 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%
High school diploma or higher77.1%
Works from home22%
Drives to work alone78%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more59.4%
Health

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

Obesity29.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12% 4.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.5% 9.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use58.8% 17.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12% 4.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed15
Annual payroll$814,000
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 99.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.4 out of 100
Community resilience2.7 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.

Landslide99.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire83.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity79.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami62.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave16.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding6.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm4.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail3.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado0.2Very 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$106,442$89,336$78,538
Income per person$65,800$44,928$43,289
Poverty rate0%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 higher27.1%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.8%5.2%
Works from home22%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US18.8%7.8%13.9%
Median age35.638.7
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 stationHOPE, AK US9.1 km away

Average high and low by month

January24.7°F / 10.4°F
February29.9°F / 14.6°F
March33.7°F / 16.1°F
April44.9°F / 27°F
May56.3°F / 34.7°F
June63.2°F / 44.1°F
July66.1°F / 49°F
August63.2°F / 46.7°F
September55.2°F / 39.3°F
October42.1°F / 28.4°F
November29.2°F / 17.1°F
December26.8°F / 14.3°F
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%.

Kenai 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99587 Girdwood, AK20.1 km away
99519 Anchorage, AK26.3 km away
99540 Indian, AK26.3 km away
99695 Anchorage, AK26.3 km away
99511 Anchorage, AK28.2 km away
99631 Moose Pass, AK28.9 km away
99516 Anchorage, AK30.9 km away
99515 Anchorage, AK35.9 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.

Kenai Peninsula Borough100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area222.85 sq mi
Water area37.33 sq mi
Latitude, longitude60.8726, -149.4683

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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