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Where 99506 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 99506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,506 = 2 × 11 × 4523. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010010110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99505 (Jber, AK, 5 mi away) and 99507 (Anchorage, AK, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 99506 becomes 60599 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fox Valley, IL, 2,833 miles away.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09596, 59069, 60599, 60959, 95609, 95690, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09596 in FPO AE, a military post office, 4,509 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,595 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99506 and you would come out at 61.27°S, 30.19°E — 1,739 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 26m.
- 📏 At 20.5 square miles of land, 99506 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 7,028This ZIP7,028 |
|---|---|
| Households | 2,330This ZIP2,330 |
| Housing units | 2,402This ZIP2,402 |
| Median age | 23.0This ZIP23.0Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $76,258This ZIP$76,258Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $2,048This ZIP$2,048Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.6%This ZIP35.6% |
| Mean commute | 12.2 minThis ZIP12.2 min |
| Population density | 342.1 / sq miThis ZIP342.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 65This ZIP65 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 754This ZIP754 |
| Annual payroll | $51,449,000This ZIP$51,449,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 2,730This ZIP2,730 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $138,491,000This ZIP$138,491,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 20.54 sq miThis ZIP20.54 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 7.39 sq miThis ZIP7.39 sq mi |
Other place names in 99506
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99506
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99501 | Anchorage, AK | 4.0 mi |
99513 | Anchorage, AK | 4.7 mi |
99509 | Anchorage, AK | 4.8 mi |
99514 | Anchorage, AK | 4.8 mi |
99520 | Anchorage, AK | 4.8 mi |
99521 | Anchorage, AK | 4.8 mi |
99522 | Anchorage, AK | 4.8 mi |
99523 | Anchorage, AK | 4.8 mi |
99524 | Anchorage, AK | 4.8 mi |
99508 | Anchorage, AK | 4.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99506?
99506 is in Jber, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.2720, -149.8071.
What county is 99506 in?
99506 lies in Anchorage Municipality.
What area code is 99506?
Jber uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99506 in?
99506 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99506?
About 7,028 people live in ZIP code 99506, in 2,330 households, at 342.1 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 99506?
$76,258 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99506?
The closest are 99501 (4 mi), 99513 (4.7 mi), 99509 (4.8 mi), 99514 (4.8 mi) and 99520 (4.8 mi).
Is 99506 a PO Box ZIP code?
99506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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