| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (0 Standard, 11 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (GMT -09:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:17 PM |
| Population: | 7,441 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 02188 |
| Land Area: | 8,812 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 962 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 66.8775, -160.4420 |
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7,441 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 8,812 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,641 to 7,441 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.6% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The borough's wealthiest ZIP 99752 (Kotzebue, $110,357 median) and poorest ZIP 99751 (Kobuk, $37,917) are 142.0 miles apart — a 2.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.8× across this borough — from $76,700 in 99770 (Selawik) to $288,400 in 99752 (Kotzebue).
Density varies 8198× across the borough — from 0 people/sq mi in 99786 (Ambler) to 206 in 99750 (Kivalina).
Educational attainment ranges from 1.1% bachelor's+ in 99750 (Kivalina) to 18.0% in 99752 (Kotzebue) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alaska, this is the #13 most populous of 30 boroughs and ranks #18 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $84,429 across the borough — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
10.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (426 of 4,007 reporting).
0 Standard delivery, 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99752 | Kotzebue | PO Box | 3,056 | $110,357 | 258.6 | -10.9% |
| 99750 | Kivalina | PO Box | 809 | $72,589 | 3.9 | 52.1% |
| 99761 | Noatak | PO Box | 786 | $83,750 | 227.5 | 73.9% |
| 99763 | Noorvik | PO Box | 748 | $63,750 | 8.0 | 25.1% |
| 99727 | Buckland | PO Box | 533 | $58,990 | 3.2 | -8.4% |
| 99749 | Kiana | PO Box | 440 | $67,386 | 9.6 | 18.6% |
| 99770 | Selawik | PO Box | 412 | $52,500 | 1,012.4 | -45.4% |
| 99736 | Deering | PO Box | 227 | $58,333 | 5.7 | 77.3% |
| 99786 | Ambler | PO Box | 182 | $40,556 | 7,257.3 | -44.7% |
| 99773 | Shungnak | PO Box | 147 | $78,750 | 10.1 | -52.3% |
| 99751 | Kobuk | PO Box | 101 | $37,917 | 16.0 | -36.5% |