Platinum is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, home to about 43 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99651.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)434 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Platinum Airport (PTU)1 mile away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK457 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Platinum; 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.
Platinum had 55 residents in the 2020 census, up 34% since 2000.
It’s the 271st largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Bethel Census Area grew from 5,537 residents in 1960 to 18,666 in 2020.
Bethel Census Area, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
2,523 jobs at 215 businesses in Bethel Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
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