99516 ZIP Code, Anchorage, AK

99516 is a ZIP code in Anchorage, Alaska in Anchorage Municipality. It covers 44 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 99507, 99515 and 99518. 21,500 people live here in 7,359 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Alaska ZIP codes. With about 490 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (91%). Median household income is $173,984, well above the Alaska median of $92,788.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents21,500
Households7,359
Median household income$173,984
Income per person$75,467
Median age41.1
Homeowners90.6%
Median home value$607,200
Median rent$1,314
Bachelor's degree or higher58.3%
Average commute (minutes)21.9
Households with kids under 1833.3%
Moved in the past year8.0%
Below the poverty line4.4%
Broadband internet98.5%
Speak a non-English language at home8.4%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K0.7%
$10–15K0.6%
$15–25K2.0%
$25–35K1.3%
$35–50K5.4%
$50–75K3.5%
$75–100K10.0%
$100–150K17.5%
$150–200K15.9%
$200K+43.2%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1013.2%
10–1914.8%
20–245.1%
25–347.4%
35–4417.0%
45–5413.0%
55–6413.9%
65–7411.8%
75+3.9%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage57.6%
Owned outright28.7%
Rented8.9%
Vacant4.8%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house96.8%
Townhome1.1%
2–4 units1.6%
5–19 units0.0%
20+ units0.5%
Mobile / other0.0%

Businesses in 99516

344 business establishments with 1,158 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

99516 has 15 USPS carrier routes with 7,566 residential and 36 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 99516

99516 has 15 USPS carrier routes (15 city (C)) with 7,566 residential and 36 business mailboxes. Routes range from 320 homes (C082) to 720 homes (C026); the median route has 522 homes. The Census counted 7,359 households in 99516 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4997
500–7498
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route C022 — USPS business mailboxes 10, 539 homes
  2. Route C014 — USPS business mailboxes 8, 415 homes
  3. Route C026 — USPS business mailboxes 7, 720 homes
  4. Route C018 — USPS business mailboxes 4, 407 homes
  5. Route C095 — USPS business mailboxes 3, 493 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 99516

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C012City5270$175,902———
C014City4158$178,516———
C015City4530$175,902———
C016City5221$145,296———
C017City4910$200,001+———
C018City4074$200,001+———
C019City5871$175,902———
C022City53910$200,001+———
C023City5441$200,001+———
C026City7207$178,516———
C027City4860$169,937———
C082City3200$178,516———
C086City5400$200,001+———
C093City5221$158,742———
C095City4933$158,742———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 99516 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 99516, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 99516 in?
99516 is a Anchorage, AK mailing address. By land area, 100% lies inside Anchorage municipality.
What county is 99516 in?
99516 is in Anchorage Municipality.
What is the population of 99516?
About 21,500 people (±1,751), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 21,786.
What is the median household income in 99516?
$173,984 (±$20,784), compared with $92,788 for Alaska as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 99516?
15 USPS carrier routes with 7,566 residential and 36 business mailboxes (7,602 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 99516?
The closest, measured center to center: 99507 (4 mi, Anchorage municipality, AK), 99515 (6.6 mi, Anchorage municipality, AK), 99518 (8.1 mi, Anchorage municipality, AK), 99504 (8.4 mi, Anchorage municipality, AK), 99508 (9.2 mi, Anchorage municipality, AK) and 99517 (10.8 mi, Anchorage municipality, AK).

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