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99571

ZIP 99571 is Cold Bay, Alaska, in Aleutians East Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Nome
Metro area
none
Population
223
Coordinates
55.2663, -162.8050
☼ Live from 99571 — Cold Bay, AK

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Where 99571 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99571
  • 🔢 Type 99571 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 99571 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010011110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99569 (Clarks Point, AK, 292 mi away) and 99572 (Cooper Landing, AK, 594 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99571 becomes 17599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17959, 19975, 59719, 59917, 71959, 79159, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19975 in Selbyville, DE, 4,009 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,056 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99571 and you would come out at 55.27°S, 17.19°E — 1,476 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 17h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 7h 06m.
  • 📏 At 58.0 square miles of land, 99571 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population223This ZIP223
Households80This ZIP80
Housing units129This ZIP129
Median age29.9This ZIP29.9Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,000This ZIP$70,000Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$217,300This ZIP$217,300Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute6.1 minThis ZIP6.1 min
Population density3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$7,613,000This ZIP$7,613,000

Land area

Land area57.99 sq miThis ZIP57.99 sq mi
Water area9.07 sq miThis ZIP9.07 sq mi

Other place names in 99571

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ZIP codes near 99571

ZIPCityDistance
99612 King Cove, AK 23.0 mi
99583 False Pass, AK 35.4 mi
99661 Sand Point, AK 82.5 mi
99695 Anchorage, AK 136.9 mi
99553 Akutan, AK 144.6 mi
99648 Perryville, AK 149.7 mi
99548 Chignik Lake, AK 170.8 mi
99685 Unalaska, AK 176.0 mi
99692 Dutch Harbor, AK 177.6 mi
99565 Chignik Lagoon, AK 181.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99571?

99571 is in Cold Bay, Alaska, in Aleutians East Borough. Its published point location is 55.2663, -162.8050.

What county is 99571 in?

99571 lies in Aleutians East Borough.

What area code is 99571?

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

What time zone is 99571 in?

99571 uses America/Nome.

How many people live in 99571?

About 223 people live in ZIP code 99571, in 80 households, at 3.8 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 99571?

$70,000 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99571?

The closest are 99612 (23 mi), 99583 (35.4 mi), 99661 (82.5 mi), 99695 (136.9 mi) and 99553 (144.6 mi).

Is 99571 a PO Box ZIP code?

99571 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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