99706 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 99706 covers Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Median age
- 53.815.1 points above the US average
- Poverty rate
- 71%58.6 points above the US average
- Time zone
- Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time
- Businesses
- 7
Where 99706 is
Fairbanks, 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 age | 53.8 |
|---|---|
| Born outside the US | 0% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0% |
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Poverty rate | 71% |
|---|
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median year built | 1993 |
|---|
Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 7 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 40 |
| Annual payroll | $2,731,000 |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 99.7% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Very High |
| Expected annual loss | 99.1 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 1.7 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.
| Cold wave | 99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Wildfire | 99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 98.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Avalanche | 91.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Volcanic activity | 79.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 47.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 12.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 2.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 0.2Very 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 ZIP | Alaska | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $89,336 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $44,928 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | 71% | 10.2% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $333,300 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,388 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 66.6% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 31.2% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 5.8% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 8.8% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 0% | 7.8% | 13.9% |
| Median age | 53.8 | 35.6 | 38.7 |
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 station | UNIVERSITY EXP STN, AK US3.7 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 13 in |
| Snow in a year | 61 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 2.6°F / -12.9°F0.63 in rain, 10.6 in snow |
|---|---|
| February | 13.1°F / -6.2°F0.51 in rain, 9.5 in snow |
| March | 25.3°F / 0.2°F0.45 in rain, 6.8 in snow |
| April | 45.6°F / 21.4°F0.34 in rain, 2.7 in snow |
| May | 61.5°F / 36.7°F0.58 in rain, 0.5 in snow |
| June | 71.4°F / 48.1°F1.93 in rain |
| July | 72.6°F / 51°F2.51 in rain |
| August | 66.5°F / 45.5°F2.44 in rain |
| September | 55.3°F / 34.6°F1.53 in rain, 1.2 in snow |
| October | 34.7°F / 18.3°F0.79 in rain, 7.9 in snow |
| November | 13.3°F / -1.1°F0.78 in rain, 11.4 in snow |
| December | 6°F / -8.7°F0.64 in rain, 10.3 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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None 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%.
This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.
| Alaska Gateway School District | 55.7% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Delta/Greely School District | 44.3% 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 vulnerability | 66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 5.7 out of 20Least walkable |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 99709 Fairbanks, AK | 4.3 km away |
|---|---|
| 99775 Fairbanks, AK | 5.3 km away |
| 99725 Ester, AK | 7.7 km away |
| 99701 Fairbanks, AK | 10.6 km away |
| 99707 Fairbanks, AK | 10.6 km away |
| 99710 Fairbanks, AK | 10.6 km away |
| 99711 Fairbanks, AK | 10.6 km away |
| 99790 Fairbanks, AK | 10.6 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.
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Alaska (UTC-09:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 66.76 sq mi |
| Water area | 8.28 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 64.8521, -147.9377 |
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.