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Where 99505 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.
- 🔢 Type 99505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,505 = 5 × 7 × 2843. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010010110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99504 (Anchorage, AK, 7 mi away) and 99506 (Jber, AK, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 99505 becomes 50599 — and that is a real ZIP code: Woolstock, IA, 2,599 miles away.
- 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (50599, 55909, 55990, 59059, 95950, 99550). The farthest-flung twin is 50599 in Woolstock, IA, 2,599 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,590 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99505 and you would come out at 61.28°S, 30.35°E — 1,734 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 25m.
- 📏 At 41.8 square miles of land, 99505 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 5,015This ZIP5,015 |
|---|---|
| Households | 735This ZIP735 |
| Housing units | 744This ZIP744 |
| Median age | 21.5This ZIP21.5Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $100,781This ZIP$100,781Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $2,463This ZIP$2,463Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.5%This ZIP42.5% |
| Mean commute | 11.1 minThis ZIP11.1 min |
| Population density | 120.1 / sq miThis ZIP120.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 229This ZIP229 |
| Annual payroll | $12,691,000This ZIP$12,691,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 2,020This ZIP2,020 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $111,793,000This ZIP$111,793,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 41.76 sq miThis ZIP41.76 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi |
Other place names in 99505
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99505
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99506 | Jber, AK | 5.2 mi |
99504 | Anchorage, AK | 6.7 mi |
99508 | Anchorage, AK | 7.9 mi |
99501 | Anchorage, AK | 8.1 mi |
99513 | Anchorage, AK | 9.1 mi |
99509 | Anchorage, AK | 9.4 mi |
99514 | Anchorage, AK | 9.4 mi |
99520 | Anchorage, AK | 9.4 mi |
99521 | Anchorage, AK | 9.4 mi |
99522 | Anchorage, AK | 9.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99505?
99505 is in Jber, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.2846, -149.6534.
What county is 99505 in?
99505 lies in Anchorage Municipality.
What area code is 99505?
Jber uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99505 in?
99505 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99505?
About 5,015 people live in ZIP code 99505, in 735 households, at 120.1 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 99505?
$100,781 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99505?
The closest are 99506 (5.2 mi), 99504 (6.7 mi), 99508 (7.9 mi), 99501 (8.1 mi) and 99513 (9.1 mi).
Is 99505 a PO Box ZIP code?
99505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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