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99573

ZIP 99573 is Copper Center, Alaska, in Copper River Census Area; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Copper River
Metro area
none
Population
941
Coordinates
61.5691, -145.6706
☼ Live from 99573 — Copper Center, AK

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Where 99573 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99573
  • 🔢 Type 99573 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,573 = 3 × 33191. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010011110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99572 (Cooper Landing, AK, 160 mi away) and 99574 (Cordova, AK, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99573 becomes 37599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35979, 37995, 39759, 57399, 59739, 59937, …). The farthest-flung twin is 35979 in Higdon, AL, 3,164 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,466 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99573 and you would come out at 61.57°S, 34.33°E — 1,610 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 19m.
  • 📏 At 3,823.3 square miles of land, 99573 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 2,903 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population941This ZIP941
Households395This ZIP395
Housing units614This ZIP614
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$78,558This ZIP$78,558Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$298,300This ZIP$298,300Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute35.3 minThis ZIP35.3 min
Population density0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees224This ZIP224
Annual payroll$15,312,000This ZIP$15,312,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$25,087,000This ZIP$25,087,000

Land area

Land area3,823.31 sq miThis ZIP3,823.31 sq mi
Water area98.44 sq miThis ZIP98.44 sq mi

Other place names in 99573

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ZIP codes near 99573

ZIPCityDistance
99686 Valdez, AK 39.9 mi
99677 Tatitlek, AK 57.2 mi
99574 Cordova, AK 71.3 mi
99674 Sutton, AK 78.6 mi
99588 Glennallen, AK 85.6 mi
99586 Gakona, AK 90.3 mi
99693 Whittier, AK 93.0 mi
99566 Chitina, AK 103.4 mi
99645 Palmer, AK 108.9 mi
99587 Girdwood, AK 114.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99573?

99573 is in Copper Center, Alaska, in Copper River Census Area. Its published point location is 61.5691, -145.6706.

What county is 99573 in?

99573 lies in Copper River Census Area.

What time zone is 99573 in?

99573 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99573?

About 941 people live in ZIP code 99573, in 395 households, at 0.2 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 99573?

$78,558 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99573?

The closest are 99686 (39.9 mi), 99677 (57.2 mi), 99574 (71.3 mi), 99674 (78.6 mi) and 99588 (85.6 mi).

Is 99573 a PO Box ZIP code?

99573 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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