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02290 County FIPS Code

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Alaska · Consolidated city-county

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FIPS code 02290 is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. With a population of 5,355 (2022 ACS estimate), it ranks #17 in Alaska and #2861 nationally. The state FIPS code for Alaska is 02. This code is used in Census Bureau, BLS, EPA, HUD, and USDA federal datasets to identify this county.

County FIPS

02290

State FIPS

02

AK

Population

5,355

2022 ACS · #2861 nationally

Density

0.0/mi²

people per sq mile

Land Area

145,505

sq miles

Urban/Rural

Nonmetro — rural, adjacent to metro

RUCC 8

How This FIPS Code Works

02 290
02 = State FIPS (Alaska)
290 = County FIPS

The 5-digit FIPS code 02290 is formed by combining the 2-digit state identifier 02 (Alaska) with the 3-digit county identifier 290. Together they uniquely identify Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in every US federal dataset. No two counties share the same 5-digit FIPS code.

Census ACS Data for FIPS 02290

From the 2022 ACS 5-year estimates — the same values you'd retrieve by querying the Census API with county FIPS 02290.

Median Household Income

$47,826

ACS B19013_001E

Poverty Rate

22.9%

ACS B17001 (below poverty level)

Median Age

35.8

ACS B01002_001E

Adjacent Counties (8)

Counties that share a border with Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Useful for regional analysis — these are the geographies you'd typically include when studying labor markets, commuting zones, or environmental spillovers around FIPS 02290.

Federal Datasets Using Code 02290

FIPS code 02290 appears as the county identifier in the following federal datasets. Analysts joining data across these sources use this code as the common geographic key.

Using FIPS Code 02290 in Code

Common patterns for querying federal datasets by this county's FIPS code. The leading zeros are significant — always treat FIPS codes as strings, not integers.

Census ACS API — Python 02290
import requests

url = "https://api.census.gov/data/2022/acs/acs5"
params = {
    "get":  "NAME,B19013_001E,B01003_001E",
    "for":  "county:290",
    "in":   "state:02",
    "key":  "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY",
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = r.json()  # [[header...], [Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, income, pop, ...]
SQL — filtering by county FIPS 02290
-- 5-digit combined FIPS (state + county)
SELECT * FROM your_table WHERE county_fips = '02290';

-- Some datasets store state and county separately
SELECT * FROM your_table
WHERE state_fips = '02'
  AND county_fips = '290';

-- ⚠ Never cast to integer — leading zeros are lost:
-- county_fips = 2290 is WRONG for this county
R — tidycensus 02290
library(tidycensus)

get_acs(
  geography = "county",
  variables = c(income = "B19013_001E", pop = "B01003_001E"),
  state     = "02",
  county    = "290",
  year      = 2022
)
Zero-padding reminder: FIPS codes must always be stored and compared as zero-padded strings. 02 (not 2) and 290 (not 290) — losing the leading zeros is one of the most common data-join bugs in federal datasets. Full guide →

ZIP Codes in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

ZIP codes do not align perfectly with county boundaries — a single ZIP code can span multiple counties, and a county can contain parts of many ZIP codes. The ratios below (from the Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file) show the land area share of each ZCTA that falls within Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Why FIPS ≠ ZIP →

ZIP Code % in county
99790 100.0%
99590 100.0%
99602 100.0%
99627 100.0%
99665 100.0%
99675 100.0%
99691 100.0%
99781 100.0%
99788 100.0%
99558 100.0%
99720 100.0%
99722 100.0%
99724 100.0%
99726 100.0%
99730 100.0%
99733 100.0%
99740 100.0%
99741 100.0%
99745 100.0%
99746 100.0%
99748 100.0%
99754 100.0%
99756 100.0%
99757 100.0%
99758 100.0%
99765 100.0%
99767 100.0%
99768 100.0%
99774 100.0%
99777 100.0%

Showing top 30 of 33 ZIP codes by residential address share.

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