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Anchorage Municipality · Alaska

ZIP code 99577

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 99577 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
27,917

ZCTA residents

Median income
$135,011

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$413,400

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
0%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 99577 sits in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska and is home to 27,917 people. Median household income is $135,011, the median home is worth $413,400 and median gross rent is $1,709. 78.9% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 0% combined.

County
Anchorage Municipality

FIPS 02020

State
Alaska (AK)

245 ZIPs covered

Area codes
907

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Anchorage

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 99577

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

Population
27,917ZIP 99577 residents
Median household income
$135,011Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$413,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,709Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
78.9%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 99577

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
0%Anchorage jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$0Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$0Before any exemptions

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.

Rent burden
15%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.1×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$2,145/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
5.2%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 99577 compares

ZIP 99577 against the median ZIP in Anchorage Municipality and across Alaska.

MeasureZIP 99577County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$135,011$99,307$63,203+114%
Median home value$413,400$378,700$170,800+142%
Median gross rent$1,709$1,546$1,040+64%
Population27,91716,563458+5995%

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 98% of 210 state ZIPs

#4
Home value

above 94% of 185 state ZIPs

#11
Population

larger than 97% of 245 state ZIPs

#8

Comparable ZIP codes

Alaska ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
99572Kenai Peninsula Borough$140,500$404,500
99567Anchorage Municipality$128,250$437,100$1,193
99613Lake and Peninsula Borough$121,786$318,400$1,313
99685Aleutians West Census Area$119,063$448,700$2,051
99502Anchorage Municipality$118,494$408,000$1,661
99587Anchorage Municipality$154,414$672,100

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Anchorage Municipality.

ZIP 99577 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 99577?
ZIP 99577 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 99577?
Purchases are taxed at 0% combined, built from the Anchorage jurisdiction stack.
Is 99577 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,709 a month, about 15% of median household income, and the median home is worth $413,400+142% 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 99577, 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.