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99517

ZIP 99517 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
16,486
Coordinates
61.1903, -149.9391
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Where 99517 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 99517
  • 🔢 Type 99517 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LISGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,517 = 11 × 83 × 109. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010010111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99516 (Anchorage, AK, 11 mi away) and 99518 (Anchorage, AK, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99517 becomes 71599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17959, 19975, 59719, 59917, 71959, 79159, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19975 in Selbyville, DE, 3,447 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,598 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99517 and you would come out at 61.19°S, 30.06°E — 1,742 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 3.2 square miles of land, 99517 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,486This ZIP16,486
Households6,697This ZIP6,697
Housing units7,782This ZIP7,782
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$103,880This ZIP$103,880Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$402,100This ZIP$402,100Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,364This ZIP$1,364Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%This ZIP42.9%
Mean commute16.4 minThis ZIP16.4 min
Population density5,083.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,083.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments265This ZIP265
Employees2,314This ZIP2,314
Annual payroll$112,787,000This ZIP$112,787,000
Tax returns filed7,880This ZIP7,880
Total adjusted gross income$807,792,000This ZIP$807,792,000

Land area

Land area3.24 sq miThis ZIP3.24 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 99517

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ZIP codes near 99517

ZIPCityDistance
99530 Anchorage, AK 1.5 mi
99599 Anchorage, AK 2.0 mi
99509 Anchorage, AK 2.3 mi
99514 Anchorage, AK 2.3 mi
99520 Anchorage, AK 2.3 mi
99521 Anchorage, AK 2.3 mi
99522 Anchorage, AK 2.3 mi
99523 Anchorage, AK 2.3 mi
99524 Anchorage, AK 2.3 mi
99513 Anchorage, AK 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99517?

99517 is in Anchorage, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.1903, -149.9391.

What county is 99517 in?

99517 lies in Anchorage Municipality.

What area code is 99517?

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

What time zone is 99517 in?

99517 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99517?

About 16,486 people live in ZIP code 99517, in 6,697 households, at 5,083.6 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 99517?

$103,880 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99517?

The closest are 99530 (1.5 mi), 99599 (2 mi), 99509 (2.3 mi), 99514 (2.3 mi) and 99520 (2.3 mi).

Is 99517 a PO Box ZIP code?

99517 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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