Postal Codes

99689 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99689 covers Yakutat, Alaska, with a population of about 506 and a median household income of $80,625.

Population
5062 per square mile
Median age
53.214.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,62510% below the Alaska median
Poverty rate
7.8%4.6 points below the US average
Median home value
$185,00044% below the Alaska median
Median rent
$1,2768% below the Alaska median
Degree or higher
14.8%20.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.9%4.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
29

Where 99689 is

Yakutat, 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

Population506
Median age53.2
Family households64.7%
Born outside the US18.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home21%
White (non-Hispanic)24.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)19.8%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans18.2%
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$80,625
Income per person$50,644
Poverty rate7.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k8.7%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k17.9%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k19.3%
$150–200k7.2%
$200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$185,000
Median gross rent$1,276
Rent as a share of household income14.3%
Owner-occupied60.9%
Vacant homes36.5%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house74.5%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units12.6%
5 to 19 units5.8%
Mobile home3.7%
Boat, RV or van0.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%
High school diploma or higher92.2%
Works from home10.3%
Drives to work alone37.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0.4%
Health

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

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.5% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.9% 7.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.9% 5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.3% 5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.2% 1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use64.5% 11.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.5% 3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments29
People employed131
Annual payroll$9,465,000
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 76.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss51.9 out of 100
Community resilience5.5 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.

Landslide99.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche79.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami67.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave15.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm1.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding1.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning0.4Very 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$80,625$89,336$78,538
Income per person$50,644$44,928$43,289
Poverty rate7.8%10.2%12.4%
Median home value$185,000$333,300$303,400
Median gross rent$1,276$1,388$1,348
Homeownership60.9%66.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.3%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US18.2%7.8%13.9%
Median age53.235.638.7
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 stationYAKUTAT STATE AP, AK US34.1 km away
Rain in a year140 in
Snow in a year147 in

Average high and low by month

January34.8°F / 22.4°F12.41 in rain, 28.9 in snow
February37.8°F / 23.5°F10.29 in rain, 27.5 in snow
March40°F / 23.8°F9.52 in rain, 30.4 in snow
April46.9°F / 30.3°F7.94 in rain, 7.2 in snow
May53.7°F / 37.6°F7.85 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June58.8°F / 45°F5.41 in rain
July61.6°F / 49.2°F7.63 in rain
August61.8°F / 47.5°F13.91 in rain
September56.9°F / 41.9°F19.03 in rain
October48.9°F / 34.8°F18.88 in rain, 3.4 in snow
November40.1°F / 27.3°F13.55 in rain, 20 in snow
December36.4°F / 25.1°F13.94 in rain, 29.6 in snow
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%.

Yakutat 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
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.

Yakutat City and Borough100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area211.13 sq mi
Water area12.11 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude59.8120, -139.5505

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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