Population & age
- Total population
- 382
- Median age
- 63.2
Petersville, AK (99683)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough · Anchorage, AK · Population 382
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Petersville, AK (ZIP 99683) sits in Matanuska-Susitna Borough within the Anchorage metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 43.8%. NCES lists 1 schools serving the area, 1 non-charter. 3 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,695. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $110,821 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. FEMA has issued 20 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1986 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Median daily AQI is just 15 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. 28.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Alaska has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). New residents arriving here predominantly come from Anchorage Municipality, AK (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $56,250, fair market rent of $1,380 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $170,800. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 92.9%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%
- Other / multi-racial
- 5.8%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $56,250
- Median home value
- $170,800
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 19.0%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 8.4%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 199(97.5%)
- Renter-occupied
- 5(2.5%)
- Vacant units
- 915
- Built (median)
- 1989
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 53(31.4%)
- Avg commute
- 44.9 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 37(9.7%)
- Uninsured
- 4(1.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 161(78.9%)
- No broadband
- 43(21.1%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 8(2.1%)
- Non-English at home
- 29(7.6%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,020
/month
1 Bed
$1,050
/month
2 Bed
$1,380
/month
3 Bed
$1,920
/month
4 Bed
$2,320
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
85
Across 53 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $20.7M.
Single-family
37
44% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
48
56% of total units
Single-family value
$12.2M
construction value
Multifamily value
$8.4M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
10
Total employment
78
Annual payroll
$8.6M
Average annual pay
$110,821
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$58,329
Average weekly wage
$1,122
Total employment
29,515
Total establishments
2,824
That is roughly 11% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.0%
That is 1.0 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
52,152
Employed
49,540
Unemployed
2,612
Based on Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Wasilla--Knik-Fairview--North Lakes, AK
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Valley Transit
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Alternative-fuel stations
Public EV charging stations
2
Limited EV charging
A small number of public charging stations — viable for EV ownership with home charging, but minimal redundancy.
Level 2 ports
2
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
- EVGATEWAY
- Tesla
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public libraries
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 central
Avg hours / week
25
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
2,762
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
- 1.Trapper Creek Public Library
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
20
Date Range
1986–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE STORM
Winter Storm — declared April 7, 2026 (DR-4904)
Incident period: December 6, 2025 – December 9, 2025
Top Incident Types
- Severe Storm5 (25%)
- Flood5 (25%)
- Fire4 (20%)
- Earthquake3 (15%)
- Biological2 (10%)
- Other1 (5%)
Individual Assistance
3
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
3
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
20
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
14
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
15
GoodGood 331dModerate 28d
Peak AQI (2024)
95
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
324 days as main pollutant
Days measured
359
Based on Matanuska-Susitna Borough data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
8,750
That is roughly 550 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
19%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.7
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.3
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
14.7%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
49
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,814
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.0
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
65%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
26%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 5.8% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Matanuska-Susitna data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
28.9% of Matanuska-Susitna County, AK residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.07
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.04
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.43
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.43
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 8.2% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Matanuska-Susitna County, AK for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+828 people
+292 households • +$66.8M net AGI flow
Moved in
4,591households
8,980 people • $343.7M AGI
Moved out
4,299households
8,152 people • $276.9M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Anchorage Municipality, AK — 1,023 households
- Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK — 122 households
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK — 117 households
- Maricopa County, AZ — 43 households
- Juneau City and Borough, AK — 39 households
Where departing residents went
- Anchorage Municipality, AK — 697 households
- Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK — 79 households
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK — 72 households
- Maricopa County, AZ — 49 households
- Copper River Census Area, AK — 28 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $74,869 versus departing households' $64,413.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Alaska
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 99683. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
1.82%
State 0.00% · avg local 1.82%
Property tax (effective)
0.86%
Median $757/year
Tax burden rank
1 of 50
5.60% of personal income
For ZIP 99683: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $170,800, that works out to roughly $1,473/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Data sources used on this page
SourcesFresh.CDC PLACES · Apr 24, 2026Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
39.4%
6.4pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
43.8%
11.8pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
20.1%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
77.5%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
7.9%
5.1pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
13.6%
2.6pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Schools in this ZIP
1 school serves this ZIP, including 1 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trapper Creek Elementary | Public | -1–5 | 13 |
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
3
Median in-state tuition
$9,695
Median earnings (10 yr)
$38,435
- Certificate
Alaska Vocational Technical Center
Seward, AK · 99664
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 92.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $51,083
- Median student debt
- —
- 2-Year
Alaska Christian College
Soldotna, AK · 99669
- In-state tuition
- $9,660
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,660
- Acceptance rate
- 92.5%
- Graduation rate
- 11.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $25,787
- Median student debt
- —
- 4-Year
Alaska Bible College
Palmer, AK · 99645
- In-state tuition
- $9,730
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,730
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Petersville, AK (ZIP 99683) sits in Matanuska-Susitna Borough within the Anchorage metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 43.8%. NCES lists 1 schools serving the area, 1 non-charter. 3 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,695. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $110,821 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. FEMA has issued 20 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1986 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Median daily AQI is just 15 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. 28.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Alaska has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). New residents arriving here predominantly come from Anchorage Municipality, AK (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $56,250, fair market rent of $1,380 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $170,800. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 20.1%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 99683
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 99683?
39.4%, which is 6.4 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 99683?
20.1%, which is 1.9 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 99683?
43.8%, which is 11.8 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
How many schools are in ZIP 99683?
1 school serves this ZIP, including 1 public school (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
Does ZIP 99683 have charter schools?
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 99683 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Are there high schools in ZIP 99683?
No high schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 99683?
382 people live in ZIP 99683, with a median age of 63.2 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 99683?
$56,250 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 99683 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 99683, 97.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 2.5% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 99683?
In ZIP 99683, 31.4% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 99683?
9.7% of the population in ZIP 99683 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 99683 have broadband internet?
78.9% of households in ZIP 99683 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 99683?
As of 2022, 10 business establishments operated in ZIP 99683 employing 78 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 99683?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 99683 is $110,821, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 99683 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 99683 ranks in the 45th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 99683?
Socioeconomic Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 99683, ranking in the 69th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 99683 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 20 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 99683 between 1986–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 99683?
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 99683, accounting for 5 of 20 declarations (25%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 99683?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 99683 was "SEVERE STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-4904) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 99683?
3 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 99683 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Alaska Vocational Technical Center, Alaska Christian College, and Alaska Bible College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 99683?
Median in-state tuition across 3 nearby institutions is $9,695 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 99683?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $38,435 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Does ZIP 99683 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 99683 is part of the Wasilla--Knik-Fairview--North Lakes, AK urbanized area, primarily served by Valley Transit (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 99683?
Alaska has no state income tax. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 1.82% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Alaska have paid family leave?
Alaska has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 99683?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (1 school), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (3 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (20 on record), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (20 on record). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
45th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 82
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
13
Persons with Disability
9
Without HS Diploma
5
Without Health Insurance
19
Adults Age 65+
26
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.