Anchorage Municipality · Alaska
ZIP code 99504
- Population
- 41,684
- Median income
- $83,338
- Median home
- $309,200
- Sales tax
- 0%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 99504 sits in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska and is home to 41,684 people. Median household income is $83,338, the median home is worth $309,200 and median gross rent is $1,529. 66.9% 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 99504
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 41,684ZIP 99504 residents
- Median household income
- $83,338Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $309,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,529Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.9%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 99504
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 99504 compares
ZIP 99504 against the median ZIP in Anchorage Municipality and across Alaska.
| Measure | ZIP 99504 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $83,338 | $99,307 | $63,203 | +32% |
| Median home value | $309,200 | $378,700 | $170,800 | +81% |
| Median gross rent | $1,529 | $1,546 | $1,040 | +47% |
| Population | 41,684 | 16,563 | 458 | +9001% |
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
- #54
- Home value
- #37
- Population
- #2
richer than 74% of 210 state ZIPs
above 80% of 185 state ZIPs
larger than 99% of 245 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Alaska ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
| ZIP | County | Income | Home value | Rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99721 | North Slope Borough | $83,250 | $137,500 | $1,143 |
| 99664 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $83,101 | $335,500 | $1,158 |
| 99709 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $82,991 | $296,000 | $1,288 |
| 99540 | Anchorage Municipality | $82,969 | $360,000 | — |
| 99669 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $84,133 | $304,000 | $1,205 |
| 99663 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $82,045 | $196,500 | $1,042 |
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Anchorage Municipality.
ZIP 99504 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 99504?
- ZIP 99504 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 99504?
- Purchases are taxed at 0% combined, built from the Anchorage jurisdiction stack.
- Is 99504 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,529 a month, about 22% of median household income, and the median home is worth $309,200 — +81% 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.