Petersburg Borough

Petersburg Borough has 3,409 residents across 1 ZIP code with their own report. Median household income is $75,125, 19% below the Alaska figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $315,100, and 26% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

3,409residentsACS 2020–2024

$75,125median household incomeAlaska: $93K

$315,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Petersburg Borough in AlaskaZIP codes in Petersburg Borough highlighted; the rest of Alaska in grey

Map of Alaska with Petersburg Borough highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

Its ZIP code.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
99833	3,409	$75K	$315K	66%	26%	88%	8 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

3,409 residents in 1,371 households, next to the Alaska figure.

19%

under 18

19%

aged 18–34

24%

aged 65 and over

29%

of households are people living alone

47%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

1,863 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $315,100 (±$23,039).

66%

of households own their home

70%

of homes are detached single-family houses

10%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

11%

are mobile homes

26%

of housing units are vacant

$950

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200912%

1990–199910%

1980–198920%

1970–197919%

1960–19697%

1950–19593%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier19%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$14,547.

$75,125

median household income

7.0%

of people live below the poverty line

3.8%

unemployment rate

26%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

8 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

61%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

24%

walk or bike

work from home

11%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

10%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates