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99556

ZIP 99556 is Anchor Point, Alaska, in Kenai Peninsula Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Metro area
none
Population
2,866
Coordinates
59.8343, -151.5773
☼ Live from 99556 — Anchor Point, AK

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Where 99556 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99556
  • 🔢 Type 99556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,556 = 2 × 2 × 24889. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99555 (Aleknagik, AK, 251 mi away) and 99557 (Aniak, AK, 167 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99556 becomes 65599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55969, 95569, 95659, 95695, 95956, 95965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55969 in Rollingstone, MN, 2,654 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,638 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99556 and you would come out at 59.83°S, 28.42°E — 1,786 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 18h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 55m.
  • 📏 At 197.3 square miles of land, 99556 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 150 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,866This ZIP2,866
Households1,310This ZIP1,310
Housing units1,833This ZIP1,833
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$62,179This ZIP$62,179Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$239,200This ZIP$239,200Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,078This ZIP$1,078Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density14.5 / sq miThis ZIP14.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees197This ZIP197
Annual payroll$14,248,000This ZIP$14,248,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$86,737,000This ZIP$86,737,000

Land area

Land area197.31 sq miThis ZIP197.31 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 99556

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

ZIP codes near 99556

ZIPCityDistance
99639 Ninilchik, AK 10.7 mi
99603 Homer, AK 24.6 mi
99663 Seldovia, AK 30.0 mi
99610 Kasilof, AK 32.6 mi
99669 Soldotna, AK 41.1 mi
99568 Clam Gulch, AK 45.1 mi
99672 Sterling, AK 58.0 mi
99572 Cooper Landing, AK 73.7 mi
99664 Seward, AK 74.7 mi
99611 Kenai, AK 75.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99556?

99556 is in Anchor Point, Alaska, in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Its published point location is 59.8343, -151.5773.

What county is 99556 in?

99556 lies in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

What area code is 99556?

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

What time zone is 99556 in?

99556 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99556?

About 2,866 people live in ZIP code 99556, in 1,310 households, at 14.5 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 99556?

$62,179 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99556?

The closest are 99639 (10.7 mi), 99603 (24.6 mi), 99663 (30 mi), 99610 (32.6 mi) and 99669 (41.1 mi).

Is 99556 a PO Box ZIP code?

99556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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