Postal Codes

99780 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99780 covers Tok, Alaska, with a population of about 1,790 and a median household income of $43,929.

Population
1,790
Median age
46.17.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$43,92951% below the Alaska median
Poverty rate
18.3%5.9 points above the US average
Median home value
$218,60034% below the Alaska median
Median rent
$63954% below the Alaska median
Degree or higher
10.7%24.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.4%15.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
40

Where 99780 is

Tok, 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

Population1,790
Median age46.1
Family households56.1%
Born outside the US4.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.4%
White (non-Hispanic)59.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Hispanic or Latino4.1%
Veterans14.4%
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$43,929
Income per person$31,238
Poverty rate18.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k11.7%
$25–30k8.0%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k6.0%
$40–45k8.2%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k5.7%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k1.4%
$150–200k1.4%
$200k or more6.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed780
Mean adjusted gross income$87,949
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k29.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$218,600
Median gross rent$639
Rent as a share of household income17.1%
Owner-occupied80.4%
Vacant homes27.2%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house95.7%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units1.9%
Mobile home0.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home8.5%
Drives to work alone70.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.8%
Health

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

Obesity39.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.6% 10.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.1% 8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32% 6.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 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 screening79.4% 6.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.2% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.1% 11.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.8% 9.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use61.8% 14.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.8% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.8% 3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments40
People employed240
Annual payroll$12,223,000
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 98.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss95.4 out of 100
Community resilience3.3 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.

Wildfire99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche91.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity77.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding22.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail1.1Very 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$43,929$89,336$78,538
Income per person$31,238$44,928$43,289
Poverty rate18.3%10.2%12.4%
Median home value$218,600$333,300$303,400
Median gross rent$639$1,388$1,348
Homeownership80.4%66.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate10.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.5%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.1%7.8%13.9%
Median age46.135.638.7
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 stationTOK #2, AK US2.6 km away

Average high and low by month

January-5°F / -19.3°F
February8.6°F / -11.9°F
March25.1°F / -4.6°F
April45.6°F / 17.6°F
May61.1°F / 31.6°F
June70.6°F / 42.6°F
July72.6°F / 46°F
August66.1°F / 40.6°F
September54.7°F / 30.8°F
October32.3°F / 15.4°F
November8.4°F / -7.5°F
December-2.6°F / -18°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 supermarket95% 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%.

Alaska Gateway 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99776 Tanacross, AK18.8 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 Area94.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Copper River Census Area5.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4907.47 sq mi
Water area47.09 sq mi
Latitude, longitude63.3367, -142.9856

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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