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Where 99578 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 99578 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,578 = 2 × 49789. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010011111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99577 (Eagle River, AK, 436 mi away) and 99579 (Egegik, AK, 213 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99578 becomes 87599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (78599, 78959, 79958, 95798, 95978, 95987, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78599 in Weslaco, TX, 3,777 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,000 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99578 and you would come out at 60.22°S, 17.96°E — 1,817 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 18h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 48m.
- 📏 At 0.622 square miles of land, 99578 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 301 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 174This ZIP174 |
|---|---|
| Households | 41This ZIP41 |
| Housing units | 49This ZIP49 |
| Median age | 27.5This ZIP27.5Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $45,417This ZIP$45,417Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $123,200This ZIP$123,200Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 5.6 minThis ZIP5.6 min |
| Population density | 279.7 / sq miThis ZIP279.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 29This ZIP29 |
| Annual payroll | $1,337,000This ZIP$1,337,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
Other place names in 99578
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99578
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99680 | Tuntutuliak, AK | 23.1 mi |
99634 | Napakiak, AK | 32.3 mi |
99655 | Quinhagak, AK | 33.2 mi |
99545 | Kongiganak, AK | 34.2 mi |
99559 | Bethel, AK | 39.1 mi |
99621 | Kwethluk, AK | 45.0 mi |
99622 | Kwigillingok, AK | 45.6 mi |
99609 | Kasigluk, AK | 47.8 mi |
99641 | Nunapitchuk, AK | 48.0 mi |
99551 | Akiachak, AK | 53.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99578?
99578 is in Eek, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area. Its published point location is 60.2163, -162.0425.
What county is 99578 in?
99578 lies in Bethel Census Area.
What area code is 99578?
Eek uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99578 in?
99578 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99578?
About 174 people live in ZIP code 99578, in 41 households, at 279.7 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 99578?
$45,417 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99578?
The closest are 99680 (23.1 mi), 99634 (32.3 mi), 99655 (33.2 mi), 99545 (34.2 mi) and 99559 (39.1 mi).
Is 99578 a PO Box ZIP code?
99578 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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