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99502

ZIP 99502 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
25,006
Coordinates
61.1637, -149.9966
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Where 99502 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 99502
  • 🔢 Type 99502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,502 = 2 × 13 × 43 × 89. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010010101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99501 (Anchorage, AK, 6 mi away) and 99503 (Anchorage, AK, 275 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99502 becomes 20599 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 3,365 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09259, 20599, 25909, 29059, 29590, 29905, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09259 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,781 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,599 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99502 and you would come out at 61.16°S, 30.00°E — 1,744 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 28m.
  • 📏 At 17.6 square miles of land, 99502 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,006This ZIP25,006
Households9,086This ZIP9,086
Housing units9,943This ZIP9,943
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$116,071This ZIP$116,071Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$418,300This ZIP$418,300Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,677This ZIP$1,677Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%This ZIP37.7%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density1,423.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,423.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments449This ZIP449
Employees11,833This ZIP11,833
Annual payroll$1,255,585,000This ZIP$1,255,585,000
Tax returns filed11,800This ZIP11,800
Total adjusted gross income$1,155,859,000This ZIP$1,155,859,000

Land area

Land area17.57 sq miThis ZIP17.57 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Other place names in 99502

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ZIP codes near 99502

ZIPCityDistance
99530 Anchorage, AK 1.5 mi
99529 Anchorage, AK 1.9 mi
99517 Anchorage, AK 2.7 mi
99518 Anchorage, AK 3.7 mi
99510 Anchorage, AK 4.2 mi
99599 Anchorage, AK 4.2 mi
99515 Anchorage, AK 4.8 mi
99509 Anchorage, AK 4.9 mi
99514 Anchorage, AK 4.9 mi
99520 Anchorage, AK 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99502?

99502 is in Anchorage, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.1637, -149.9966.

What county is 99502 in?

99502 lies in Anchorage Municipality.

What area code is 99502?

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

What time zone is 99502 in?

99502 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99502?

About 25,006 people live in ZIP code 99502, in 9,086 households, at 1,423.3 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 99502?

$116,071 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99502?

The closest are 99530 (1.5 mi), 99529 (1.9 mi), 99517 (2.7 mi), 99518 (3.7 mi) and 99510 (4.2 mi).

Is 99502 a PO Box ZIP code?

99502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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