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99516

ZIP 99516 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
21,500
Coordinates
61.0793, -149.7098
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Where 99516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99516
  • 🔢 Type 99516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,516 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 8293. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99515 (Anchorage, AK, 7 mi away) and 99517 (Anchorage, AK, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99516 becomes 61599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19956, 59916, 95196, 95619, 95691, 95916, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96915 in Santa Rita, GU, 4,602 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,589 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99516 and you would come out at 61.08°S, 30.29°E — 1,733 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 30m.
  • 📏 At 43.9 square miles of land, 99516 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,500This ZIP21,500
Households7,359This ZIP7,359
Housing units7,734This ZIP7,734
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$173,984This ZIP$173,984Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$607,200This ZIP$607,200Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,314This ZIP$1,314Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.3%This ZIP58.3%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density489.7 / sq miThis ZIP489.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments344This ZIP344
Employees1,158This ZIP1,158
Annual payroll$86,448,000This ZIP$86,448,000
Tax returns filed10,140This ZIP10,140
Total adjusted gross income$1,787,265,000This ZIP$1,787,265,000

Land area

Land area43.91 sq miThis ZIP43.91 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 99516

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ZIP codes near 99516

ZIPCityDistance
99511 Anchorage, AK 3.1 mi
99507 Anchorage, AK 4.0 mi
99515 Anchorage, AK 6.6 mi
99510 Anchorage, AK 7.2 mi
99518 Anchorage, AK 8.1 mi
99504 Anchorage, AK 8.4 mi
99508 Anchorage, AK 9.2 mi
99529 Anchorage, AK 9.3 mi
99599 Anchorage, AK 9.4 mi
99517 Anchorage, AK 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99516?

99516 is in Anchorage, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.0793, -149.7098.

What county is 99516 in?

99516 lies in Anchorage Municipality.

What area code is 99516?

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

What time zone is 99516 in?

99516 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99516?

About 21,500 people live in ZIP code 99516, in 7,359 households, at 489.7 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 99516?

$173,984 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99516?

The closest are 99511 (3.1 mi), 99507 (4 mi), 99515 (6.6 mi), 99510 (7.2 mi) and 99518 (8.1 mi).

Is 99516 a PO Box ZIP code?

99516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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