ZIP code · Anchorage · Alaska · United States
ZIP code 99517 — Anchorage
ZIP code 99517 serves Anchorage, Alaska.
- Postal code
- 99517Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Anchorage
- County
- Anchorage Municipality FIPS 02020
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 61.1901, -149.9361 — precision estimated (postal-area centroid)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 16,567 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5,114 / sq mi
- Land area
- 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $99,307
- Per-capita income
- $59,530
- Median age
- 38.5
- Households
- 6,659
- Housing units
- 7,718
- Median home value
- $365,300
- Median gross rent
- $1,364 / month
- Congressional district
- AK At-large (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b (-15 to -10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage (UTC−9 / UTC−8 DST)
- Area code
- 907Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Nearby localities
Map of ZIP code 99517
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 68°F), coldest Jan (avg low 10°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 23 | 27 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 57 | 42 | 29 | 25 |
| Avg low °F | 10 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 43 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ANCHORAGE LAKE HOOD AP (1.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 99517
- 12 schools
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 17 restaurants & cafés
- 21 parks
- 20 playgrounds
- 1 post offices
- 6 places of worship
- 5 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page