Postal Codes

99656 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99656 covers Red Devil, Alaska.

Median age
67.328.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time

Where 99656 is

Red Devil, 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 age67.3
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$49,422
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes83.3%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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 36.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss16.5 out of 100
Community resilience30 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.

Wildfire97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake80.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity72.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche66.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding4.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind0.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado0.3Very 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$49,422$44,928$43,289
Poverty rate10.2%12.4%
Median home value$333,300$303,400
Median gross rent$1,388$1,348
Homeownership66.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7.8%13.9%
Median age67.335.638.7
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%.

Kuspuk 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 vulnerability92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99668 Sleetmute, AK10 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.

Bethel Census Area100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area231.18 sq mi
Water area7.68 sq mi
Latitude, longitude61.7611, -157.3125

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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