Anchorage Municipality · Alaska
ZIP code 99515
- Population
- 21,879
- Median income
- $112,445
- Median home
- $400,500
- Sales tax
- 0%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 99515 sits in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska and is home to 21,879 people. Median household income is $112,445, the median home is worth $400,500 and median gross rent is $1,716. 77.3% 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 99515
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 21,879ZIP 99515 residents
- Median household income
- $112,445Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $400,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,716Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.3%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 99515
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 99515 compares
ZIP 99515 against the median ZIP in Anchorage Municipality and across Alaska.
| Measure | ZIP 99515 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,445 | $99,307 | $63,203 | +78% |
| Median home value | $400,500 | $378,700 | $170,800 | +134% |
| Median gross rent | $1,716 | $1,546 | $1,040 | +65% |
| Population | 21,879 | 16,563 | 458 | +4677% |
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
- #10
- Home value
- #15
- Population
- #12
richer than 95% of 210 state ZIPs
above 92% of 185 state ZIPs
larger than 95% of 245 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Alaska ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Anchorage Municipality.
ZIP 99515 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 99515?
- ZIP 99515 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 99515?
- Purchases are taxed at 0% combined, built from the Anchorage jurisdiction stack.
- Is 99515 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,716 a month, about 18% of median household income, and the median home is worth $400,500 — +134% 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.