Anchorage Municipality · Alaska
ZIP code 99501
- Population
- 16,563
- Median income
- $69,591
- Median home
- $378,700
- Sales tax
- 0%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 99501 sits in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska and is home to 16,563 people. Median household income is $69,591, the median home is worth $378,700 and median gross rent is $1,181. 36.2% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 0% combined.
- County
- Anchorage Municipality
- State
- Alaska (AK)
- Area codes
- 907
FIPS 02020
245 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 99501
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 16,563ZIP 99501 residents
- Median household income
- $69,591Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $378,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,181Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 36.2%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 99501
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Anchorage rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 99501 compares
ZIP 99501 against the median ZIP in Anchorage Municipality and across Alaska.
| Measure | ZIP 99501 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,591 | $99,307 | $63,203 | +10% |
| Median home value | $378,700 | $378,700 | $170,800 | +122% |
| Median gross rent | $1,181 | $1,546 | $1,040 | +14% |
| Population | 16,563 | 16,563 | 458 | +3516% |
Medians are computed across the 17 ZIP areas in Anchorage Municipality and the 245 ZIP areas in Alaska.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 245 Alaska ZIP areas.
- Income
- #85
- Home value
- #18
- Population
- #16
richer than 60% of 210 state ZIPs
above 90% of 185 state ZIPs
larger than 93% of 245 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Alaska ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
| ZIP | County | Income | Home value | Rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99926 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $69,464 | $160,500 | $742 |
| 99611 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $69,816 | $279,800 | $1,108 |
| 99609 | Bethel Census Area | $70,000 | $61,500 | $683 |
| 99750 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $70,278 | $119,600 | $1,028 |
| 99622 | Bethel Census Area | $68,438 | $170,800 | $568 |
| 99565 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | $68,333 | $177,500 | — |
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Anchorage Municipality.
ZIP 99501 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 99501?
- ZIP 99501 lies mostly in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 99501?
- Purchases are taxed at 0% combined, built from the Anchorage jurisdiction stack.
- Is 99501 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,181 a month, about 20% of median household income, and the median home is worth $378,700 — +122% against the typical Alaska ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Alaska Department of Commerce (Alaska Municipal League rate tables) — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.