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Sterling ZIP code, Alaska

The ZIP code for Sterling, AK is 99672, and its area code is 907.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
6,323
Area code
907
State
Alaska

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sterling itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Soldotna (16.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Sterling uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Sterling in numbers

About 6,323 people live in Sterling, in 2,718 households, the 16th-largest of Alaska's 322 census places. The median household income is $102,415 a year, 10% above the Alaska median of $92,788 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $353,400 (about the same as the Alaska median), and median gross rent is $1,248 a month. The median age is 46.8; 29.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.7% across Alaska); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population6,323Sterling6,323
Households2,718Sterling2,718
Median age46.8Sterling46.8Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$102,415Sterling$102,415Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$353,400Sterling$353,400Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,248Sterling$1,248Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%Sterling29.2%Alaska31.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.1 minSterling30.1 minAlaska19.4 minUS 26.4 min
Population density81 / sq miSterling81 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Sterling CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Sterling

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sterling
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
99672 Sterling , AK Standard 4,091 $100,642 $316,400

Other ZIP codes overlapping Sterling

These ZIP codes cover part of Sterling but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Sterling
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
99669 Soldotna , AK Standard 15,395 $80,980 $320,200

Map of Sterling ZIP codes

99672

The ZIP codes of Sterling, AK, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Sterling

The nearest larger towns are Kenai (7,641 people, 14 mi), Kalifornsky (8,663 people, 15 mi) and Anchorage (288,976 people, 67 mi).

Towns near Sterling
TownPopulationDistance
Soldotna 4,485 9.7 mi
Kenai 7,641 13.8 mi
Kalifornsky 8,663 15.3 mi
Nikiski 4,773 19.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Kenai Peninsula Borough · Alaska ZIP codes

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