| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (0 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (GMT -09:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:34 PM |
| Population: | 2,229 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 02105 |
| Land Area: | 4,977 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 140 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 58.0292, -135.6781 |
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2,229 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 4,977 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,060 to 2,229 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.2% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The borough's wealthiest ZIP 99829 (Hoonah, $80,500 median) and poorest ZIP 99820 (Angoon, $45,288) are 61.9 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this borough — from $183,900 in 99820 (Angoon) to $330,600 in 99826 (Gustavus).
Density varies 183× across the borough — from 0 people/sq mi in 99826 (Gustavus) to 33 in 99829 (Hoonah).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.9% bachelor's+ in 99820 (Angoon) to 37.4% in 99841 (Tenakee Springs) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alaska, this is the #23 most populous of 30 boroughs and ranks #23 for median household income with the #4 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,584 across the borough — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (427 of 1,701 reporting).
0 Standard delivery, 6 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.