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99508

ZIP 99508 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
36,458
Coordinates
61.2014, -149.8175
☼ Live from 99508 — Anchorage, AK

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Where 99508 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 99508
  • 🔢 Type 99508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,508 = 2 × 2 × 24877. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99507 (Anchorage, AK, 9 mi away) and 99509 (Anchorage, AK, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99508 becomes 80599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09895, 59089, 80995, 89509, 90895, 95980, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09895 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,289 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,594 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99508 and you would come out at 61.20°S, 30.18°E — 1,738 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 7.1 square miles of land, 99508 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,458This ZIP36,458
Households12,702This ZIP12,702
Housing units14,257This ZIP14,257
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$79,314This ZIP$79,314Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$335,300This ZIP$335,300Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,370This ZIP$1,370Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%This ZIP28.8%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density5,102.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,102.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments753This ZIP753
Employees19,210This ZIP19,210
Annual payroll$1,642,633,000This ZIP$1,642,633,000
Tax returns filed14,910This ZIP14,910
Total adjusted gross income$1,002,942,000This ZIP$1,002,942,000

Land area

Land area7.15 sq miThis ZIP7.15 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 99508

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ZIP codes near 99508

ZIPCityDistance
99501 Anchorage, AK 1.9 mi
99599 Anchorage, AK 2.3 mi
99513 Anchorage, AK 2.4 mi
99509 Anchorage, AK 3.0 mi
99514 Anchorage, AK 3.0 mi
99520 Anchorage, AK 3.0 mi
99521 Anchorage, AK 3.0 mi
99522 Anchorage, AK 3.0 mi
99523 Anchorage, AK 3.0 mi
99524 Anchorage, AK 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99508?

99508 is in Anchorage, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.2014, -149.8175.

What county is 99508 in?

99508 lies in Anchorage Municipality.

What area code is 99508?

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

What time zone is 99508 in?

99508 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99508?

About 36,458 people live in ZIP code 99508, in 12,702 households, at 5,102.6 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 99508?

$79,314 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99508?

The closest are 99501 (1.9 mi), 99599 (2.3 mi), 99513 (2.4 mi), 99509 (3 mi) and 99514 (3 mi).

Is 99508 a PO Box ZIP code?

99508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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