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Anchorage Municipality · Alaska

ZIP code 99505

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 99505 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
5,425

ZCTA residents

Median income
$98,500

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
0%

Alaska state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 99505 sits in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska and is home to 5,425 people. Median household income is $98,500, the median home is worth and median gross rent is $2,504. 0% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 0% (Alaska state rate).

County
Anchorage Municipality

FIPS 02020

State
Alaska (AK)

245 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 99505

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
5,425ZIP 99505 residents
Median household income
$98,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,504Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
21.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
0%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 99505

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
0%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$0Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$0Before any exemptions

Alaska levies 0% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
31%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
4.5%Residents below poverty line

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 99505 compares

ZIP 99505 against the median ZIP in Anchorage Municipality and across Alaska.

MeasureZIP 99505County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$98,500$99,307$63,203+56%
Median home value$378,700$170,800
Median gross rent$2,504$1,546$1,040+141%
Population5,42516,563458+1084%

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

richer than 87% of 210 state ZIPs

#28
Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 88% of 245 state ZIPs

#30

Comparable ZIP codes

Alaska ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
99649Lake and Peninsula Borough$98,438$154,200$1,000
99660Aleutians West Census Area$98,750$107,100$967
99517Anchorage Municipality$99,307$365,300$1,364
99672Kenai Peninsula Borough$99,536$313,300$1,079
99686Chugach Census Area$97,212$310,900$1,463
99645Matanuska-Susitna Borough$97,069$338,400$1,309

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Anchorage Municipality.

ZIP 99505 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 99505?
ZIP 99505 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 99505?
Alaska charges 0% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 99505 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $2,504 a month, about 31% of median household income, and the median home is worth 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.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99505, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

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.