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Where 99563 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 99563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 99563 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010011101011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99561 (Chefornak, AK, 104 mi away) and 99564 (Chignik, AK, 439 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99563 becomes 36599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35699, 39569, 53969, 56399, 59639, 59936, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96539 in FPO AA, a military post office, 4,130 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,108 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99563 and you would come out at 61.55°S, 14.64°E — 1,889 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 19m.
- 📏 At 503.7 square miles of land, 99563 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 382 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 494This ZIP494 |
|---|---|
| Households | 107This ZIP107 |
| Housing units | 169This ZIP169 |
| Median age | 26.0This ZIP26.0Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $35,875This ZIP$35,875Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $86,200This ZIP$86,200Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $779This ZIP$779Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.0%This ZIP4.0% |
| Mean commute | 5.0 minThis ZIP5.0 min |
| Population density | 1.0 / sq miThis ZIP1.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 80This ZIP80 |
| Annual payroll | $1,830,000This ZIP$1,830,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 503.74 sq miThis ZIP503.74 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.47 sq miThis ZIP2.47 sq mi |
Other place names in 99563
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99563
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99662 | Scammon Bay, AK | 21.5 mi |
99604 | Hooper Bay, AK | 25.0 mi |
99666 | Nunam Iqua, AK | 61.9 mi |
99681 | Tununak, AK | 65.6 mi |
99637 | Toksook Bay, AK | 71.0 mi |
99690 | Nightmute, AK | 77.2 mi |
99554 | Alakanuk, AK | 83.4 mi |
99630 | Mekoryuk, AK | 87.1 mi |
99581 | Emmonak, AK | 90.3 mi |
99561 | Chefornak, AK | 103.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99563?
99563 is in Chevak, Alaska, in Kusilvak Census Area. Its published point location is 61.5504, -165.3565.
What county is 99563 in?
99563 lies in Kusilvak Census Area.
What area code is 99563?
Chevak uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99563 in?
99563 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99563?
About 494 people live in ZIP code 99563, in 107 households, at 1.0 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 99563?
$35,875 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99563?
The closest are 99662 (21.5 mi), 99604 (25 mi), 99666 (61.9 mi), 99681 (65.6 mi) and 99637 (71 mi).
Is 99563 a PO Box ZIP code?
99563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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