FOIA directory contact: Beverly Christie

ANCHORAGE

Bulk Mail Entry Unit · ANCHORAGE, AK · Anchorage, AK

USPS District: ALASKA

4141 POSTMARK DR

ANCHORAGE, AK 99530-1002

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ANCHORAGE - Bulk Mail Entry Unit in ANCHORAGE, AK

Contact Information

Hours from the FOIA directory · confirm before visiting

Monday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: Hours not listed

Collection date unknown. Holidays, appointments and acceptance cutoffs may differ. Missing hours do not establish that an office is closed.

(907) 266-3299

Fax: (907) 266-3178

Manager: Beverly Christie

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About this directory record

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The facility record comes from a Freedom of Information request supplied to Precision. Its collection date is unknown. Local phone lines, contact names and weekly hours have not been independently refreshed.

A current public locator match has not been verified for this record. Check the official USPS BMEU locator before visiting.

Confirm before bringing a mailing

Current acceptance hours, lunch closures, holidays and appointment requirements.
The entrance and unloading arrangements for the specific mailing.
Eligibility, payment method, permit requirements and the correct postage statement.
Piece dimensions, weight, address quality, sorting and required bundles or containers.
Whether the selected entry location is correct for the claimed postage rate.

County demographic and business figures below describe the reference county. They do not identify this facility’s customers, service territory or mail volume.

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Confirm the correct acceptance officeAsk USPS whether this office accepts your mail class and entry arrangement. A directory listing does not establish eligibility for a destination-entry price.Call before visitingConfirm current acceptance hours, lunch closures, holidays, cutoff times and any appointment requirements. Directory hours have an unknown FOIA collection date.Confirm where and how to unloadAsk for the mailing entrance, parking or loading arrangements, container requirements and any quantity limits.Check the actual mailpieceConfirm dimensions, thickness, weight, address or indicia placement and eligibility before printing the full run.Confirm the payment and permit arrangementCheck whose permit is used, the payment method and applicable fees with USPS or your mailing provider.Verify list, sortation and rate eligibilityConfirm address hygiene, barcode and presort requirements for the actual mailing. Census audience estimates are not an address list.Prepare the correct postage statement and documentationUse USPS instructions for the mail class, preparation and entry point. Confirm whether electronic documentation or an appointment is required.Prepare the required bundles and containersConfirm tray, sack, pallet or bundle preparation for the actual mail shape and sort. Keep mailing quantity and supporting documentation consistent.

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Optional county and local audience context

The market figures describe a planning geography associated with the directory location. They do not define the facility’s service territory or current mailing customers.

The complete local evidence

Anchorage municipality, Alaska · Census place · 2024 ACS 5-year estimates (2020–2024). These survey estimates describe a market; households are not deliverable addresses.

Home-service audience

29,551 owner-occupied homes were built before 1980 (42.6% of owner homes).

For a repair or maintenance offer, investigate current owner addresses and property condition. Housing age alone does not establish a need for work.

Family-oriented offer

33,629 households include children under 18 (31% of households).

For childcare, activities or household services, compare routes or a verified household audience. This is a household estimate, not a list of families.

Offer and price fit

55,898 households report annual income of $100,000 or more; median household income is $103,284.

Test the price point and offer against your actual customers. Do not combine the income share with ownership or family shares to invent an overlapping audience.

Address freshness

16.3% of residents age 1 and over moved during the preceding year.

Use current address hygiene and an eligible change-of-address process. ACS mobility is a multi-year estimate, not a current new-mover feed.

Households and housing

Measure	Estimate	± MOE (90%)
HouseholdsHouseholds · B11001	108,597	1,322
Owner-occupied homesOccupied housing units · B25003	69,393	1,314
Renter-occupied homesOccupied housing units · B25003	39,204	1,333
Owner-occupied shareOccupied housing units · B25003	63.9%	1.4%
Median owner-occupied home valueOwner-occupied housing units · B25077	$395,900	$8,191
Median gross rentRenter-occupied housing units paying cash rent · B25064	$1,489/month	$38/month
Housing unitsHousing units, including vacant units · B25034	120,348	946
Owner-occupied homes built before 1980Occupied housing units · B25036	29,551	1,269
Owner homes built before 1980Owner-occupied housing units · B25036	42.6%	2%
Owner-occupied detached homesOccupied housing units · B25032	48,605	1,398

Income and families

Measure	Estimate	± MOE (90%)
Median household incomeHouseholds · B19013	$103,284	$2,702
Households earning $100,000 or moreHouseholds · B19001	55,898	1,877
Households earning $150,000 or moreHouseholds · B19001	33,982	1,367
Households earning below $50,000Households · B19001	23,660	1,422
Households with children under 18Households · B11005	33,629	1,071
Households with children under 18Households · B11005	31%	1.1%

People and accessibility

Measure	Estimate	± MOE (90%)
ResidentsAll residents · B01003	288,976	Unavailable
Median ageAll residents · B01002	35.2 years	0.1 years
Residents under 18All residents · B01001	67,997	Unavailable
Residents age 65 and overAll residents · B01001	37,183	1,269
Residents age 65 and overAll residents · B01001	12.9%	Unavailable
Bachelor's degree or higherResidents age 25 and over · B15003	38.7%	Unavailable
Spanish spoken at homeResidents age 5 and over · C16001	12,510	1,111
Speak English less than very wellResidents age 5 and over · C16001	5.7%	Unavailable
Households without internet accessHouseholds · B28002	3,836	502
Households with broadband subscriptionHouseholds · B28002	94.6%	1.9%

Mobility and work

Measure	Estimate	± MOE (90%)
Residents who moved in the past yearResidents age 1 and over · B07003	46,636	2,824
Residents who moved in the past yearResidents age 1 and over · B07003	16.3%	1%
Owners who moved in during 2023 or laterOwner-occupied housing units · B25038	1,500	303
Renters who moved in during 2023 or laterRenter-occupied housing units · B25038	3,955	513
Civilian unemployment rateCivilian labor force age 16 and over · B23025	4.6%	0.6%
Commute of 60 minutes or longerWorkers age 16 and over not working from home · B08303	2.9%	0.4%

GEOID 1600000US0203000. Retrieved 2026-10-07. Published margins of error use 90% confidence; summed and percentage margins are approximations. Percentages use the denominator shown in the dataset. Missing or suppressed values stay unavailable.

County business and construction context

Anchorage Municipality, Alaska (FIPS 02020). This county is a reference geography, not the city boundary or a postal facility service area.

Employer establishments · 2023 CBP

8,799

7,456 establishments have fewer than 20 employees. 141,432 employees reported. These are employer locations, not all businesses or a prospect list.

Health care and social assistance: 1,408 establishments
Professional, scientific and technical services: 1,114 establishments
Construction: 912 establishments
Retail trade: 813 establishments
Other services: 801 establishments

Census County Business Patterns source

Businesses without paid employees · 2024 NES

23,123

Tax-record businesses without paid employees, separate from CBP employer establishments. These county totals are not unique mailing addresses or a prospect list; they are not added to the city household audience.

Census Nonemployer Statistics source

Housing units authorized · 2025 permits

218

Includes 147 single-family units. Permit authorizations indicate planned construction; they do not count completed homes, recent movers or available mailing addresses.

Census Building Permits Survey source

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about using the ANCHORAGE

Are the ANCHORAGE BMEU hours current?

The displayed weekly hours come from the FOIA directory; the collection date is unknown. The public locator does not provide hours. Call (907) 266-3299 to confirm current hours, holidays, lunch closures and acceptance cutoffs before visiting.

Do I need an appointment?

Confirm appointment and drop-off procedures directly with the office. The directory does not establish its current appointment policy.

Do the local business counts show who uses this BMEU?

No. Census County Business Patterns counts employer establishments in a county. It does not measure facility customers, mailing volumes or which industries use direct mail.

Where should I take an EDDM Retail mailing?

Use the USPS EDDM route tool and its mailing instructions to determine the correct Post Office for the selected routes. A BMEU directory listing does not establish that it is the correct EDDM Retail acceptance office.

What should I confirm for a commercial mailing?

Confirm piece eligibility, quantity, sorting, address quality, payment and permit requirements, documentation, containers and the entry location for the rate you intend to claim. Precision can help prepare a specification-based campaign plan.