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99827 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99827 covers Haines, Alaska, with a population of about 2,166 and a median household income of $71,650.

Population
2,1661 per square mile
Median age
51.813.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,65020% below the Alaska median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$336,080up 16.4% in five years
Median rent
$88137% below the Alaska median
Degree or higher
36%1 points above the US average
Homeownership
75.4%10.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
141

Where 99827 is

Haines, 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

Population2,166
Median age51.8
Family households56.5%
Born outside the US5.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.4%
White (non-Hispanic)74.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans12.8%
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$71,650
Income per person$37,890
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k8.2%
$15–20k7.7%
$20–25k7.0%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k12.0%
$150–200k3.2%
$200k or more7.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,250
Mean adjusted gross income$84,242
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.6%
Returns, under $25k28.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.2%
Returns, $200k or more5.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$316,000
Median gross rent$881
Rent as a share of household income27.2%
Owner-occupied75.4%
Vacant homes35.9%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house80.3%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units5.1%
5 to 19 units4.6%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home4.5%
Boat, RV or van2.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$336,080as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.4%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$336,080$288,660

$288,660 in 2021 to $336,080 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher36%
High school diploma or higher98.1%
Works from home10.2%
Drives to work alone54.1%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.3%
Health

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

Obesity34.4% 1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85% 0.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.2% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.9% 6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.6% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments141
People employed640
Annual payroll$35,739,000
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 90.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss84.5 out of 100
Community resilience6.2 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.

Landslide99.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche89.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami76.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity55.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave47.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding34.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm17.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning12.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding12.8Relatively 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$71,650$89,336$78,538
Income per person$37,890$44,928$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%10.2%12.4%
Median home value$316,000$333,300$303,400
Median gross rent$881$1,388$1,348
Homeownership75.4%66.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.2%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.4%7.8%13.9%
Median age51.835.638.7
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 stationHAINES AP, AK US2.1 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January30.1°F / 18.6°F4.86 in rain
February34.1°F / 22°F3.36 in rain
March38.6°F / 26.4°F3.04 in rain
April49.8°F / 34.4°F2.35 in rain
May59.5°F / 42.2°F1.88 in rain
June64.1°F / 49°F1.55 in rain
July65.4°F / 52.1°F1.74 in rain
August64.2°F / 50.9°F3.21 in rain
September57.4°F / 45.8°F5.91 in rain
October47.8°F / 37.5°F6.79 in rain
November36.3°F / 26.3°F5.65 in rain
December31.9°F / 21.8°F7.06 in rain
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 supermarket45% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Haines Borough School District55.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Chatham School District44.7% 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 vulnerability69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99840 Skagway, AK27.7 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.

Haines Borough55.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area44.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3124.33 sq mi
Water area153.32 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude59.2519, -135.5420

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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