Postal Codes

99833 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99833 covers Petersburg, Alaska, with a population of about 3,394 and a median household income of $77,026.

Population
3,3941 per square mile
Median age
45.77 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,02614% below the Alaska median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$383,504up 8.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,20813% below the Alaska median
Degree or higher
27.5%7.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
71%6 points above the US average
Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
181

Where 99833 is

Petersburg, 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

Population3,394
Median age45.7
Family households65.6%
Born outside the US14.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.2%
White (non-Hispanic)59.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)13.1%
Hispanic or Latino8.9%
Veterans6.5%
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$77,026
Income per person$42,380
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k5.3%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k6.0%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k17.8%
$100–125k6.1%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more9.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,660
Mean adjusted gross income$90,271
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.8%
Returns, under $25k23.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.5%
Returns, $200k or more7.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$301,300
Median gross rent$1,208
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied71%
Vacant homes29.5%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house72.2%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units5.3%
5 to 19 units6.6%
20 or more units3.8%
Mobile home8.9%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$383,504as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 19.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 40.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$383,504$273,569

$273,569 in 2016 to $383,504 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone52.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1%
Health

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

Obesity31.4% 2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.6% 8.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above 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 establishments181
People employed903
Annual payroll$51,162,000
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 67.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss63.8 out of 100
Community resilience24.2 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.

Landslide99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity97.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami67.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave20.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding13.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning10.3Very 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$77,026$89,336$78,538
Income per person$42,380$44,928$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%10.2%12.4%
Median home value$301,300$333,300$303,400
Median gross rent$1,208$1,388$1,348
Homeownership71%66.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home7.4%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US14.5%7.8%13.9%
Median age45.735.638.7
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 stationPETERSBURG 1, AK US13.8 km away
Rain in a year110 in
Snow in a year86 in

Average high and low by month

January34.6°F / 27.2°F11.39 in rain, 20.7 in snow
February36.7°F / 27.5°F7.6 in rain, 16.9 in snow
March40.3°F / 29.6°F7.6 in rain, 20 in snow
April47.8°F / 35.1°F6.66 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May55.3°F / 41.7°F5.86 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June59.9°F / 48.1°F4.98 in rain
July61.7°F / 51°F5.63 in rain
August61.2°F / 50.3°F8.21 in rain
September55.7°F / 45.8°F14.35 in rain
October47.4°F / 39.2°F13.84 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November39.3°F / 32.3°F12.28 in rain, 10.8 in snow
December35.3°F / 28.4°F11.79 in rain, 15.5 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 supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket75% 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.

Petersburg Borough School District64.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Southeast Island School District35.9% 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 vulnerability80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Walkability6.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99830 Kake, AK49.8 km away
99927 Point Baker, AK59.8 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.

Petersburg Borough65.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area34.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2959.52 sq mi
Water area693.76 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude56.8271, -133.1607

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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