Whittier is a city in Chugach Census Area, Alaska, home to about 411 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99693.
Homes sold for a median of $184 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Whittier. 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)52 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK34 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Whittier; 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.
Whittier had 272 residents in the 2020 census, up 49% since 2000.
It’s the 141st largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses.
Average highs peak around 63°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 197.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 268 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Whittier, AK weather station (about a mile away).
2,076 jobs at 379 businesses in Chugach 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 Whittier.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Chugach School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Whittier Community SchoolWhittier | Pre-K–12 | 49 | Public | 0.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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