Population density: zip codes ranked in Alaska

Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense. These lists rank zip codes in Alaska with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Most densely populated zip codes

#	Zip	City	Density	Population
1	99508	Anchorage	5,103/sq mi	36,458
2	99517	Anchorage	5,084/sq mi	16,486
3	99518	Anchorage	2,578/sq mi	9,764
4	99501	Anchorage	2,407/sq mi	16,175
5	99515	Anchorage	2,068/sq mi	21,870
6	99502	Anchorage	1,423/sq mi	25,006
7	99824	Douglas	1,245/sq mi	2,190
8	99504	Anchorage	1,143/sq mi	42,093
9	99703	Fort Wainwright	858/sq mi	8,304
10	99507	Anchorage	789/sq mi	37,301
11	99503	Anchorage	627/sq mi	12,964
12	99516	Anchorage	490/sq mi	21,500
13	99655	Quinhagak	403/sq mi	1,311
14	99654	Wasilla	393/sq mi	44,647
15	99506	Jber	342/sq mi	7,028
16	99723	Barrow	253/sq mi	4,785
17	99702	Eielson Afb	155/sq mi	3,260
18	99705	North Pole	152/sq mi	21,769
19	99559	Bethel	128/sq mi	7,241
20	99505	Jber	120/sq mi	5,015
21	99577	Eagle River	99/sq mi	28,477
22	99623	Wasilla	91/sq mi	23,424
23	99685	Unalaska	67/sq mi	3,747
24	99672	Sterling	65/sq mi	4,091
25	99669	Soldotna	63/sq mi	15,395
26	99709	Fairbanks	58/sq mi	29,551
27	99694	Houston	56/sq mi	1,516
28	99645	Palmer	55/sq mi	32,103
29	99612	King Cove	55/sq mi	1,352
30	99652	Big Lake	35/sq mi	4,313
31	99701	Fairbanks	33/sq mi	18,061
32	99611	Kenai	31/sq mi	16,510
33	99610	Kasilof	26/sq mi	2,222
34	99556	Anchor Point	15/sq mi	2,866
35	99801	Juneau	14/sq mi	29,588
36	99603	Homer	11/sq mi	11,693
37	99926	Metlakatla	10/sq mi	1,334
38	99567	Chugiak	10/sq mi	6,452
39	99901	Ketchikan	7/sq mi	13,768
40	99661	Sand Point	6/sq mi	1,071
41	99587	Girdwood	6/sq mi	1,949
42	99734	Prudhoe Bay	5/sq mi	1,203
43	99712	Fairbanks	4/sq mi	12,477
44	99835	Sitka	3/sq mi	8,368
45	99639	Ninilchik	3/sq mi	1,175
46	99714	Salcha	3/sq mi	1,106
47	99615	Kodiak	3/sq mi	12,194
48	99686	Valdez	3/sq mi	3,862
49	99840	Skagway	3/sq mi	1,244
50	99762	Nome	2/sq mi	4,156
51	99664	Seward	2/sq mi	4,698
52	99688	Willow	2/sq mi	2,739
53	99676	Talkeetna	2/sq mi	1,628
54	99833	Petersburg	1/sq mi	3,409
55	99737	Delta Junction	1/sq mi	4,774
56	99929	Wrangell	1/sq mi	2,087
57	99674	Sutton	1/sq mi	1,774
58	99752	Kotzebue	1/sq mi	3,056
59	99574	Cordova	1/sq mi	2,551
60	99827	Haines	1/sq mi	2,168
61	99921	Craig	1/sq mi	1,596
62	99519	Anchorage	1/sq mi	1,297
63	99780	Tok	0/sq mi	1,884
64	99588	Glennallen	0/sq mi	1,037
65	99576	Dillingham	0/sq mi	2,454

Most sparsely populated zip codes

#	Zip	City	Density	Population
1	99576	Dillingham	0/sq mi	2,454
2	99588	Glennallen	0/sq mi	1,037
3	99780	Tok	0/sq mi	1,884
4	99519	Anchorage	1/sq mi	1,297
5	99921	Craig	1/sq mi	1,596
6	99827	Haines	1/sq mi	2,168
7	99574	Cordova	1/sq mi	2,551
8	99752	Kotzebue	1/sq mi	3,056
9	99674	Sutton	1/sq mi	1,774
10	99929	Wrangell	1/sq mi	2,087
11	99737	Delta Junction	1/sq mi	4,774
12	99833	Petersburg	1/sq mi	3,409
13	99676	Talkeetna	2/sq mi	1,628
14	99688	Willow	2/sq mi	2,739
15	99664	Seward	2/sq mi	4,698
16	99762	Nome	2/sq mi	4,156
17	99840	Skagway	3/sq mi	1,244
18	99686	Valdez	3/sq mi	3,862
19	99615	Kodiak	3/sq mi	12,194
20	99714	Salcha	3/sq mi	1,106
21	99639	Ninilchik	3/sq mi	1,175
22	99835	Sitka	3/sq mi	8,368
23	99712	Fairbanks	4/sq mi	12,477
24	99734	Prudhoe Bay	5/sq mi	1,203
25	99587	Girdwood	6/sq mi	1,949
26	99661	Sand Point	6/sq mi	1,071
27	99901	Ketchikan	7/sq mi	13,768
28	99567	Chugiak	10/sq mi	6,452
29	99926	Metlakatla	10/sq mi	1,334
30	99603	Homer	11/sq mi	11,693
31	99801	Juneau	14/sq mi	29,588
32	99556	Anchor Point	15/sq mi	2,866
33	99610	Kasilof	26/sq mi	2,222
34	99611	Kenai	31/sq mi	16,510
35	99701	Fairbanks	33/sq mi	18,061
36	99652	Big Lake	35/sq mi	4,313
37	99612	King Cove	55/sq mi	1,352
38	99645	Palmer	55/sq mi	32,103
39	99694	Houston	56/sq mi	1,516
40	99709	Fairbanks	58/sq mi	29,551
41	99669	Soldotna	63/sq mi	15,395
42	99672	Sterling	65/sq mi	4,091
43	99685	Unalaska	67/sq mi	3,747
44	99623	Wasilla	91/sq mi	23,424
45	99577	Eagle River	99/sq mi	28,477
46	99505	Jber	120/sq mi	5,015
47	99559	Bethel	128/sq mi	7,241
48	99705	North Pole	152/sq mi	21,769
49	99702	Eielson Afb	155/sq mi	3,260
50	99723	Barrow	253/sq mi	4,785
51	99506	Jber	342/sq mi	7,028
52	99654	Wasilla	393/sq mi	44,647
53	99655	Quinhagak	403/sq mi	1,311
54	99516	Anchorage	490/sq mi	21,500
55	99503	Anchorage	627/sq mi	12,964
56	99507	Anchorage	789/sq mi	37,301
57	99703	Fort Wainwright	858/sq mi	8,304
58	99504	Anchorage	1,143/sq mi	42,093
59	99824	Douglas	1,245/sq mi	2,190
60	99502	Anchorage	1,423/sq mi	25,006
61	99515	Anchorage	2,068/sq mi	21,870
62	99501	Anchorage	2,407/sq mi	16,175
63	99518	Anchorage	2,578/sq mi	9,764
64	99517	Anchorage	5,084/sq mi	16,486
65	99508	Anchorage	5,103/sq mi	36,458

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