Anchorage Municipality · Alaska
ZIP code 99502
- Population
- 26,110
- Median income
- $118,494
- Median home
- $408,000
- Sales tax
- 0%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 99502 sits in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska and is home to 26,110 people. Median household income is $118,494, the median home is worth $408,000 and median gross rent is $1,661. 73.4% 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 99502
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 26,110ZIP 99502 residents
- Median household income
- $118,494Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $408,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,661Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.4%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 99502
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 99502 compares
ZIP 99502 against the median ZIP in Anchorage Municipality and across Alaska.
| Measure | ZIP 99502 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,494 | $99,307 | $63,203 | +87% |
| Median home value | $408,000 | $378,700 | $170,800 | +139% |
| Median gross rent | $1,661 | $1,546 | $1,040 | +60% |
| Population | 26,110 | 16,563 | 458 | +5601% |
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
- #8
- Home value
- #12
- Population
- #9
richer than 96% of 210 state ZIPs
above 94% of 185 state ZIPs
larger than 96% of 245 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Alaska ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
| ZIP | County | Income | Home value | Rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99685 | Aleutians West Census Area | $119,063 | $448,700 | $2,051 |
| 99613 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | $121,786 | $318,400 | $1,313 |
| 99631 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $113,889 | — | — |
| 99515 | Anchorage Municipality | $112,445 | $400,500 | $1,716 |
| 99571 | Aleutians East Borough | $111,250 | $162,500 | $1,141 |
| 99762 | Nome Census Area | $109,896 | $324,000 | $1,567 |
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Anchorage Municipality.
ZIP 99502 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 99502?
- ZIP 99502 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 99502?
- Purchases are taxed at 0% combined, built from the Anchorage jurisdiction stack.
- Is 99502 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,661 a month, about 17% of median household income, and the median home is worth $408,000 — +139% 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.