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99501

ZIP 99501 is in Anchorage, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality; area code 907; Alaska time. Anchorage has 25 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Anchorage
Metro area
Anchorage, AK
Population
16,175
Coordinates
61.2200, -149.8578
☼ Live from 99501 — Anchorage, AK

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Where 99501 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99501
  • 🔢 Type 99501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,501 = 3 × 17 × 1951. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010010101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99403 (Clarkston, WA, 1,650 mi away) and 99502 (Anchorage, AK, 6 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99501 becomes 10599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (10959, 15909, 19095, 19905, 19950, 59019, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19950 in Greenwood, DE, 3,411 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,596 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99501 and you would come out at 61.22°S, 30.14°E — 1,740 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 27m.
  • 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 99501 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,175This ZIP16,175
Households7,610This ZIP7,610
Housing units9,076This ZIP9,076
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,891This ZIP$70,891Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$379,100This ZIP$379,100Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,254This ZIP$1,254Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%This ZIP39.4%
Mean commute16.0 minThis ZIP16.0 min
Population density2,406.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,406.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,281This ZIP1,281
Employees19,146This ZIP19,146
Annual payroll$1,414,802,000This ZIP$1,414,802,000
Tax returns filed7,560This ZIP7,560
Total adjusted gross income$712,828,000This ZIP$712,828,000

Land area

Land area6.72 sq miThis ZIP6.72 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 99501

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ZIP codes near 99501

ZIPCityDistance
99513 Anchorage, AK 1.0 mi
99509 Anchorage, AK 1.4 mi
99514 Anchorage, AK 1.4 mi
99520 Anchorage, AK 1.4 mi
99521 Anchorage, AK 1.4 mi
99522 Anchorage, AK 1.4 mi
99523 Anchorage, AK 1.4 mi
99524 Anchorage, AK 1.4 mi
99508 Anchorage, AK 1.9 mi
99599 Anchorage, AK 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99501?

99501 is in Anchorage, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.2200, -149.8578.

What county is 99501 in?

99501 lies in Anchorage Municipality.

What area code is 99501?

Anchorage uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 99501 in?

99501 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99501?

About 16,175 people live in ZIP code 99501, in 7,610 households, at 2,406.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 99501?

$70,891 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99501?

The closest are 99513 (1 mi), 99509 (1.4 mi), 99514 (1.4 mi), 99520 (1.4 mi) and 99521 (1.4 mi).

Is 99501 a PO Box ZIP code?

99501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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