Which ZIP code in Anchorage has the highest median age?

99567 (Chugiak), at 51.2 (±7.4), among 16 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Oldest ZIP codes in Anchorage, AK

These are the 16 ZIP codes in Anchorage, AK with the highest median age, out of 16 with at least 1,000 residents. 99567 (Chugiak, 51.2), 99587 (Girdwood, 49.2) and 99519 (Anchorage, 47.1) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Anchorage; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Anchorage

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	99567	Chugiak	51.2 ±7.4	6,452	2,772	—
2	99587	Girdwood	49.2 ±6.2	1,949	860	—
3	99519	Anchorage	47.1 ±4.6	1,297	0	—
4	99516	Anchorage	41.1 ±1.4	21,500	7,359	7,566
5	99517	Anchorage	39.7 ±2.4	16,486	6,697	—
6	99501	Anchorage	38.2 ±2.3	16,175	7,610	—
7	99515	Anchorage	37.3 ±2.1	21,870	7,763	—
8	99503	Anchorage	36.5 ±2.3	12,964	6,103	—
9	99502	Anchorage	35.9 ±1.3	25,006	9,086	9,499
10	99507	Anchorage	35.6 ±1.2	37,301	13,679	—
11	99504	Anchorage	34.9 ±1.7	42,093	15,961	16,224
12	99577	Eagle River	33.8 ±1.2	28,477	10,509	—
13	99508	Anchorage	32.3 ±1.5	36,458	12,702	12,645
14	99518	Anchorage	31.9 ±2.5	9,764	4,196	4,162
15	99506	Jber	23.0 ±0.9	7,028	2,330	2,154
16	99505	Jber	21.5 ±2.4	5,015	735	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 16 of 19 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Older ZIP codes respond to health care, hearing and vision, Medicare plans, home safety, estate planning and services that come to the door.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 17,688 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Anchorage has the highest median age?: 99567 (Chugiak), at 51.2 (±7.4), among 16 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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