99553
ZIP 99553 is Akutan, Alaska, in Aleutians East Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- County
- Aleutians East
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 694
- Coordinates
- 54.1173, -165.8308
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Where 99553 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.
- 🔢 Type 99553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,553 = 113 × 881. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010011100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99552 (Akiak, AK, 499 mi away) and 99554 (Alakanuk, AK, 595 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99553 becomes 35599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35959, 39595, 53599, 53959, 55939, 59935, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39595 in Pascagoula, MS, 4,050 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,187 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99553 and you would come out at 54.12°S, 14.17°E — 1,410 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 17h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 7h 21m.
- 📏 At 38.7 square miles of land, 99553 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 694This ZIP694 |
|---|---|
| Households | 78This ZIP78 |
| Housing units | 86This ZIP86 |
| Median age | 41.6This ZIP41.6Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $35,833This ZIP$35,833Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $93,300This ZIP$93,300Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.0%This ZIP25.0% |
| Mean commute | 5.6 minThis ZIP5.6 min |
| Population density | 17.9 / sq miThis ZIP17.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 20This ZIP20 |
| Annual payroll | $1,178,000This ZIP$1,178,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 38.67 sq miThis ZIP38.67 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
Other place names in 99553
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99553
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99685 | Unalaska, AK | 31.4 mi |
99692 | Dutch Harbor, AK | 33.2 mi |
99583 | False Pass, AK | 110.8 mi |
99638 | Nikolski, AK | 141.1 mi |
99571 | Cold Bay, AK | 144.6 mi |
99612 | King Cove, AK | 155.7 mi |
99661 | Sand Point, AK | 219.2 mi |
99591 | Saint George Island, AK | 228.7 mi |
99660 | Saint Paul Island, AK | 274.5 mi |
99651 | Platinum, AK | 368.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99553?
99553 is in Akutan, Alaska, in Aleutians East Borough. Its published point location is 54.1173, -165.8308.
What county is 99553 in?
99553 lies in Aleutians East Borough.
What area code is 99553?
Akutan uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99553 in?
99553 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99553?
About 694 people live in ZIP code 99553, in 78 households, at 17.9 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 99553?
$35,833 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99553?
The closest are 99685 (31.4 mi), 99692 (33.2 mi), 99583 (110.8 mi), 99638 (141.1 mi) and 99571 (144.6 mi).
Is 99553 a PO Box ZIP code?
99553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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