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99540

ZIP 99540 is Indian, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Anchorage
Metro area
Anchorage, AK
Population
468
Coordinates
61.0097, -149.3177
☼ Live from 99540 — Indian, AK

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Where 99540 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 99540
  • 🔢 Type 99540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,540 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 79. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99530 (Anchorage, AK, 25 mi away) and 99545 (Kongiganak, AK, 467 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99540 becomes 04599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09459, 09495, 40995, 49095, 49509, 49905, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09495 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,471 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,575 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99540 and you would come out at 61.01°S, 30.68°E — 1,720 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 31m.
  • 📏 At 131.1 square miles of land, 99540 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 100 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population468This ZIP468
Households235This ZIP235
Housing units235This ZIP235
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$146,086This ZIP$146,086Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$403,500This ZIP$403,500Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher57.6%This ZIP57.6%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density3.6 / sq miThis ZIP3.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$1,918,000This ZIP$1,918,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$16,666,000This ZIP$16,666,000

Land area

Land area131.07 sq miThis ZIP131.07 sq mi
Water area36.25 sq miThis ZIP36.25 sq mi

Other place names in 99540

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

ZIP codes near 99540

ZIPCityDistance
99605 Hope, AK 11.0 mi
99577 Eagle River, AK 11.4 mi
99507 Anchorage, AK 12.4 mi
99516 Anchorage, AK 14.0 mi
99587 Girdwood, AK 15.1 mi
99504 Anchorage, AK 15.8 mi
99511 Anchorage, AK 16.7 mi
99515 Anchorage, AK 20.5 mi
99510 Anchorage, AK 20.9 mi
99508 Anchorage, AK 21.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99540?

99540 is in Indian, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.0097, -149.3177.

What county is 99540 in?

99540 lies in Anchorage Municipality.

What area code is 99540?

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

What time zone is 99540 in?

99540 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99540?

About 468 people live in ZIP code 99540, in 235 households, at 3.6 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 99540?

$146,086 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99540?

The closest are 99605 (11 mi), 99577 (11.4 mi), 99507 (12.4 mi), 99516 (14 mi) and 99587 (15.1 mi).

Is 99540 a PO Box ZIP code?

99540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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