Local servicesHospitalYukon - Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital3.4 miPost officeBethel Post Office3.1 miTown hallBethel City Hall3.9 miPoliceBethel Police Department2.8 miFire stationBethel Fire Department Station3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks - Kuskokwim Campus3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBethel Airport BET1.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99559 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 19 h 11 min5:13 am – 12:24 amShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 37 min10:57 am – 4:34 pm
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People7,241 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.22,274 householdsMedian household income $113,333Median home value $342,400Median rent $1,662 a month49% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 3,182 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, public administration 16%, professional and business services 9%Average commute 9 minutes39% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 21% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 53%, other languages 40%, Korean 2%, Spanish 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 64°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 13°F, lows 1°F20 in of rain a year, on about 61 dayswettest month August64 in of snow a year, on about 67 days0 days above 90°F, 214 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bethel Ap station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks - Kuskokwim Campuscollege · 3.8 miArthur Dall Lakelake · 3.9 miGraveyard Pointcape · 5.7 miHangar Lakelake · 5.8 miKukthluk Riverriver · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBethel Administrative Sitenational wildlife refuge · 2.6 miPinky's Parkpark · 3.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 23 Feb 201329 mi away, near Eek, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 11 Mar 201330 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBethel Census Area, AK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBethel Heights Water Systemserves 2,228 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2023: groundwater treatment, treatment technique14 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation121 ft37 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
