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99577

ZIP 99577 is Eagle River, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Anchorage
Metro area
Anchorage, AK
Population
28,477
Coordinates
61.1743, -149.2843
☼ Live from 99577 — Eagle River, AK

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Where 99577 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99577
  • 🔢 Type 99577 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 99577 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010011111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99576 (Dillingham, AK, 350 mi away) and 99578 (Eek, AK, 436 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99577 becomes 77599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (57799, 75799, 75979, 77995, 79759, 95977, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77995 in Yoakum, TX, 3,229 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,576 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99577 and you would come out at 61.17°S, 30.72°E — 1,721 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 28m.
  • 📏 At 287.2 square miles of land, 99577 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 218 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,477This ZIP28,477
Households10,509This ZIP10,509
Housing units11,036This ZIP11,036
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$136,900This ZIP$136,900Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$437,000This ZIP$437,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,771This ZIP$1,771Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%This ZIP47.3%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density99.2 / sq miThis ZIP99.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments500This ZIP500
Employees3,663This ZIP3,663
Annual payroll$164,428,000This ZIP$164,428,000
Tax returns filed13,260This ZIP13,260
Total adjusted gross income$1,447,264,000This ZIP$1,447,264,000

Land area

Land area287.17 sq miThis ZIP287.17 sq mi
Water area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi

Other place names in 99577

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ZIP codes near 99577

ZIPCityDistance
99504 Anchorage, AK 10.8 mi
99540 Indian, AK 11.4 mi
99507 Anchorage, AK 11.8 mi
99567 Chugiak, AK 12.3 mi
99505 Jber, AK 14.5 mi
99516 Anchorage, AK 15.6 mi
99508 Anchorage, AK 17.9 mi
99506 Jber, AK 18.7 mi
99511 Anchorage, AK 18.7 mi
99501 Anchorage, AK 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99577?

99577 is in Eagle River, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.1743, -149.2843.

What county is 99577 in?

99577 lies in Anchorage Municipality.

What area code is 99577?

Eagle River uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 99577 in?

99577 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99577?

About 28,477 people live in ZIP code 99577, in 10,509 households, at 99.2 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 99577?

$136,900 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99577?

The closest are 99504 (10.8 mi), 99540 (11.4 mi), 99507 (11.8 mi), 99567 (12.3 mi) and 99505 (14.5 mi).

Is 99577 a PO Box ZIP code?

99577 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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