Central is a community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, home to about 108 people across 248 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99730.
Homes sold for a median of $131 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Central; also Birch Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Central. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)338 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Fort Yukon Airport (FYU)77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK328 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Central; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Central had 66 residents in the 2020 census, down 51% since 2000.
It’s the 221st largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area grew from 4,097 residents in 1960 to 5,343 in 2020.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 72°F in summer, and winter lows average -23°F. About 12 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Circle Hot Springs, AK weather station (4 miles away).
268 jobs at 92 businesses in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Central.
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
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Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Birch Creek.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.