ZIP code
99516
in Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 21,500
62.76/ 100
Ranked #3,102 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 9.7%)
Ranked #3 of 211 Alaska ZIPs (top 1.5%)
Ranked #2 of 27 Anchorage, AK ZIPs (top 7.5%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Median household income
$173,984
in the top 2.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Park land
47.1%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
7.8%
in the bottom 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
98.5%
in the top 6.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
37.8 per million
in the top 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
2.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
8.4%
in the bottom 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
5.6%
in the bottom 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
10.5%
in the bottom 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
10.1%
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, ZIP 99516, one of several in Anchorage, Alaska ranks in the top 9.7% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,102nd) and the top 1.5% of Alaska (3rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A number of measures pull each way for this area: household income lies in the top 2.0% nationally, and park land lands in the top 2.7% nationally. Modeled food insecurity sits in the bottom 6.6% nationally, and home broadband subscription is in the top 6.6% nationally. Fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 8.0% nationally, modeled diabetes resides in the bottom 5.7% nationally, and modeled independent living disability registers in the bottom 6.0% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability rests in the bottom 7.3% nationally. Set against that, modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the top 8.0% nationally, and expected annual loss lies in the top 11.3% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. This ZIP stands out as the strongest overall among its immediate neighbors.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 84%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 93%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 85%
8%
Disability
healthier than 90%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 92%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 43%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 34%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 36%
13%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 37.8 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.5 ± 2.0 years.
Ranked #1,763 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
99507
Alaskashares a border
Score 57.25
Similar health profile
94530
California98% similar profile
Score 67.76
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 24.9% | 22.9–27.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.9% | 30.4–35.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.5% | 7.9–9.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.4–11.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.0% | 4.4–5.8 |
| Depression among adults | 20.9% | 18.6–23.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.4% | 31.6–37.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.2% | 29.7–37.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.7% | 2.5–3.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.1% | 6.6–9.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.2% | 5.3–7.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 71.1% | 68.1–74.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.0% | 71.3–76.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.0% | 84.3–87.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.3% | 62.9–69.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 71.3% | 68.9–73.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.4% | 65.7–76.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.5% | 15.4–20.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.3% | 9.8–13.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 16.1% | 14.1–18.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.3% | 28.1–34.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.4% | 12.8–16.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.7% | 12.3–15.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.2% | 10.1–12.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.3–11.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 23.9% | 21.5–26.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.2–7.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.6% | 2.4–3.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.3% | 3.0–3.6 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.7% | 18.3–23.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.6–9.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 5.4% | 4.5–6.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.7–9.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.6% | 4.9–6.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.9% | 26.9–33.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.3% | 4.6–6.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AK median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 4.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 13.7% (1.4–38.0%) n=230 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 20.8% (8.5–50.0%) n=225 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.4% (1.4–25.1%) n=230 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 58.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.0% (0.0–37.4%) n=230 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 8.6% (0.0–29.5%) n=226 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 31.1% (1.0–95.5%) n=228 |
| Broadband subscription | 98.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.8% (49.6–96.0%) n=228 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 18.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 17.0% (0.0–33.2%) n=228 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 71.7% (45.5–94.4%) n=228 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 8.5% (0.0–48.6%) n=228 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–11.1%) n=231 |
| Single-parent households | 57.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 44.2% (18.7–68.2%) n=221 |
| Population 65+ | 15.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 12.7% (3.0–29.7%) n=231 |
| Median age | 41.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 35.7 yr (22.6–53.6) n=226 |
| Median household income | $173,984 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $66,823 ($39,905–$108,850) n=197 |
| Median home value | $607,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,500 ($66,830–$395,940) n=178 |
| Median gross rent | $1,314 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,078 ($688–$1,571) n=143 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AK median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.5 yr ± 1.01 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.0 yr (75.1–84.7) n=222 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 1.01 years of 80.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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