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99519

ZIP 99519 is in Anchorage, Alaska, in North Slope Borough; area code 907; Alaska time. Anchorage has 25 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
North Slope
Metro area
none
Population
1,297
Coordinates
70.0174, -149.8297
☼ Live from 99519 — Anchorage, AK

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Where 99519 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99519
  • 🔢 Type 99519 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GISGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,519 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 677. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010010111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99518 (Anchorage, AK, 612 mi away) and 99520 (Anchorage, AK, 608 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99519 becomes 91599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (59919, 95919, 95991, 99159, 99591). The farthest-flung twin is 95991 in Yuba City, CA, 2,373 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,763 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99519 and you would come out at 70.02°S, 30.17°E — 1,931 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 24h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 0h 00m.
  • 📏 At 2,136.0 square miles of land, 99519 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,622 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,297This ZIP1,297
Households0
Housing units0
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Alaska35.8US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute10.4 minThis ZIP10.4 min
Population density0.6 / sq miThis ZIP0.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees256This ZIP256
Annual payroll$12,851,000This ZIP$12,851,000

Land area

Land area2,136.04 sq miThis ZIP2,136.04 sq mi
Water area211.32 sq miThis ZIP211.32 sq mi

Other place names in 99519

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 99519

ZIPCityDistance
99734 Prudhoe Bay, AK 30.6 mi
99789 Nuiqsut, AK 31.2 mi
99721 Anaktuvuk Pass, AK 137.0 mi
99722 Arctic Village, AK 168.1 mi
99701 Fairbanks, AK 182.5 mi
99781 Venetie, AK 199.7 mi
99726 Bettles Field, AK 228.9 mi
99720 Allakaket, AK 250.1 mi
99724 Beaver, AK 267.1 mi
99774 Stevens Village, AK 276.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99519?

99519 is in Anchorage, Alaska, in North Slope Borough. Its published point location is 70.0174, -149.8297.

What county is 99519 in?

99519 lies in North Slope Borough.

What area code is 99519?

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

What time zone is 99519 in?

99519 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99519?

About 1,297 people live in ZIP code 99519, at 0.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 99519?

The closest are 99734 (30.6 mi), 99789 (31.2 mi), 99721 (137 mi), 99722 (168.1 mi) and 99701 (182.5 mi).

Is 99519 a PO Box ZIP code?

99519 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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