Postal Codes

99790 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 99790 covers Fairbanks, Alaska.

Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time

Where 99790 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.

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median year built2003
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 98.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss94.5 out of 100
Community resilience3.7 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 wave100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche79.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm48.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity43.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding22Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind0.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail0.2Very 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$89,336$78,538
Income per person$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 age35.638.7
Advertisement
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 stationAURORA, AK US2 km away
Rain in a year13 in
Snow in a year58 in

Average high and low by month

January0°F / -14.8°F0.57 in rain, 8.7 in snow
February13.1°F / -8.6°F0.44 in rain, 9.6 in snow
March26.6°F / -0.5°F0.34 in rain, 6.1 in snow
April46.9°F / 21.3°F0.34 in rain, 2.8 in snow
May63.1°F / 37.1°F0.64 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June72.2°F / 48.5°F2.01 in rain
July72.9°F / 51.6°F2.62 in rain
August66.1°F / 46.2°F2.44 in rain
September54.9°F / 35.1°F1.59 in rain, 1.3 in snow
October34°F / 17.9°F0.77 in rain, 5.4 in snow
November11.6°F / -2.8°F0.72 in rain, 13.2 in snow
December2.9°F / -10.8°F0.53 in rain, 10.5 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 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%.

Yukon Flats 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 vulnerability85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99701 Fairbanks, AK0 km away
99707 Fairbanks, AK0 km away
99710 Fairbanks, AK0 km away
99711 Fairbanks, AK0 km away
99703 Fort Wainwright, AK3.1 km away
99775 Fairbanks, AK5.7 km away
99709 Fairbanks, AK6.4 km away
99706 Fairbanks, AK10.6 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.

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area440.62 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq mi
Latitude, longitude64.8378, -147.7164

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.

Advertisement