Local servicesPost officePoint Lay Post Office4.2 miPoliceNorth Slope Borough Police Department Point Lay4.2 miFire stationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Kali Station4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPoint Lay LRRS Airport PIZ4.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99759 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99759 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): the sun does not setShortest day (Dec 21): the sun does not rise
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People288 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 18.068 householdsMedian household income $92,000Median home value $117,000Median rent $825 a month46% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 94 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, public administration 28%, construction 18%Average commute 5 minutes16% drive alone, 43% car-pool, 30% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 56%, other languages 43%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNorth Slope Borough, AK, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 202583 of 85 days measured2 moderate daysMedian index 7, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, North Slope County monitors, AK
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBarrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., INC. (buserves 4,900 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation21 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
