| ZIP Codes: | 15 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (GMT -09:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:17 PM |
| Population: | 60,413 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 02122 |
| Land Area: | 14,062 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 475 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 60.2497, -150.9494 |
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60,413 residents live across 15 ZIPs covering 14,062 sq mi, served by 15 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 56,687 to 60,313 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.4% change. 7 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The borough's wealthiest ZIP 99672 (Sterling, $100,642 median) and poorest ZIP 99639 (Ninilchik, $47,333) are 45.7 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this borough — from $198,200 in 99663 (Seldovia) to $384,600 in 99664 (Seward).
Density varies 51× across the borough — from 1 people/sq mi in 99664 (Seward) to 62 in 99669 (Soldotna).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.7% bachelor's+ in 99556 (Anchor Point) to 40.8% in 99664 (Seward) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alaska, this is the #4 most populous of 30 boroughs and ranks #11 for median household income with the #5 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $79,849 across the borough — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
29.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (12,786 of 42,942 reporting).
12 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this borough.
A frontier borough — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99611 | Kenai | Standard | 16,510 | $79,757 | 552.0 | 6.2% |
| 99669 | Soldotna | Standard | 15,395 | $80,980 | 250.0 | 8.6% |
| 99603 | Homer | Standard | 11,693 | $78,767 | 1,072.7 | 18.2% |
| 99664 | Seward | Standard | 4,698 | $87,760 | 3,927.5 | -10.6% |
| 99672 | Sterling | Standard | 4,091 | $100,642 | 84.7 | 7.1% |
| 99556 | Anchor Point | Standard | 2,866 | $62,179 | 149.5 | 5.8% |
| 99610 | Kasilof | Standard | 2,222 | $56,333 | 124.4 | -5.0% |
| 99639 | Ninilchik | Standard | 1,175 | $47,333 | 409.7 | 22.9% |
| 99568 | Clam Gulch | Standard | 465 | $85,000 | 39.1 | 107.6% |
| 99663 | Seldovia | PO Box | 417 | $84,306 | 114.9 | -14.2% |
| 99682 | Tyonek | PO Box | 295 | $66,250 | 6,433.8 | -26.8% |
| 99572 | Cooper Landing | Standard | 241 | $143,672 | 110.4 | -25.4% |
| 99631 | Moose Pass | Standard | 222 | — | 360.7 | -52.2% |
| 99635 | Nikiski | PO Box | 100 | — | 0.2 | — |
| 99605 | Hope | Standard | 23 | — | 432.3 | -74.2% |