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ZIP Code99635

Nikiski, AK

Kenai Peninsula County · Alaska · United States
Home to 106 people across 4905.025 square miles.

Alaska15 ZIPs in county

At a glance

99635 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
106
±21 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
43.2
US median 42 years
Population density
0/mi²
bottom 10% most dense
Land area
4905.025 mi²
plus 121.492 mi² water

Location

Where 99635 is

61.068571, -153.003192 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates61.068571, -153.003192
Time zoneAmerica/Anchorage
CountyKenai Peninsula County
StateAlaska (AK)
Land area4905.025 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Anchorage

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Seattle, WA1523.1 mi
San Francisco, CA2078.6 mi
Los Angeles, CA2416.9 mi
Denver, CO2491.8 mi

People

Who lives in 99635

106 residents in 0 households, averaging None people per household. The largest age group is 35-44 at 50.9% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-242.8%
25-3437.7%
35-4450.9%
45-548.5%
55-640.0%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households0
Average household sizeNone
Family householdsNone%
Living aloneNone%
Median age43.2 years

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White99.1%
Two or more0.9%
Hispanic / Latino1.9%

Income & work

What people earn in 99635

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$133,057
Poverty rate0.0%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation100.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 91.3% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 99635

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1969
Housing units54
Vacancy rate100.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 0 occupied units

Owner-occupiedNone%
Renter-occupiedNone%
Owner households0
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family81.5%
20+ units18.5%

Getting to work

How 99635 commutes

76.4% of workers walked, and the average one-way trip takes 6.0 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone10.4%
Carpooled3.8%
Walked76.4%
Worked from home9.4%

Travel time

Mean commute 6.0 minutes

<10 min89.6%
10-1910.4%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 99635

ZIP code 99635 is assigned to Nikiski, AK, and falls within Kenai Peninsula County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 106 people live inside it.

Living here

What life in Nikiski looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 81.5% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1969, making the housing here mid-century. The vacancy rate of 100.0% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.

The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 43.2 against 42 nationally.

Getting to work takes 6.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is walked at 76.4% of workers, while 76.4% walk. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Nikiski, AK

99635 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Seattle, WA is about 1523.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 99635 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 99635 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 99635 offers a compact profile of Nikiski: 106 residents, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 99635 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Nikiski may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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ZIP codes near 99635

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Questions

Common questions about 99635

What city is ZIP code 99635 in?
99635 serves Nikiski, Alaska, in Kenai Peninsula County, United States.
What is the population of 99635?
About 106 people live in ZIP code 99635, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±21.
Is 99635 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 43.2. The average commute is 6.0 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 99635 in?
99635 observes Alaska Time (America/Anchorage). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 99635?
ZIP code 99635 covers 4905.025 square miles of land plus 121.492 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
What is the commute like from 99635?
The average one-way commute from 99635 takes about 6.0 minutes. The most common way to travel is walked, used by 76.4% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 99635?
About 102 residents of 99635 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 100.0% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 99635?
Accommodation in and around Nikiski, AK ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 99635 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Nikiski as the primary place and Kenai Peninsula County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 99635 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99635. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 99635, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.