99579
ZIP 99579 is Egegik, Alaska, in Lake and Peninsula Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- County
- Lake and Peninsula
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 54
- Coordinates
- 58.2248, -157.4565
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Where 99579 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 99579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,579 = 3 × 19 × 1747. Its digits add up to 39, a total 25 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010011111011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99578 (Eek, AK, 213 mi away) and 99580 (Ekwok, AK, 77 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 99579 becomes 97599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (79995, 95799, 95979, 99759). The farthest-flung twin is 79995 in El Paso, TX, 2,992 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,840 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99579 and you would come out at 58.22°S, 22.54°E — 1,683 miles from Gqeberha, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 18h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 6h 24m.
- 📏 At 29.6 square miles of land, 99579 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 54This ZIP54 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11This ZIP11 |
| Housing units | 253This ZIP253 |
| Median age | 42.2This ZIP42.2Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $24,250This ZIP$24,250Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.6%This ZIP34.6% |
| Mean commute | 40.1 minThis ZIP40.1 min |
| Population density | 1.8 / sq miThis ZIP1.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 29.55 sq miThis ZIP29.55 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 38.12 sq miThis ZIP38.12 sq mi |
Other place names in 99579
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99579
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99670 | South Naknek, AK | 34.8 mi |
96513 | APO AA, AA | 43.0 mi |
99633 | Naknek, AK | 44.3 mi |
99649 | Pilot Point, AK | 50.1 mi |
99569 | Clarks Point, AK | 55.7 mi |
99625 | Levelock, AK | 61.6 mi |
99628 | Manokotak, AK | 62.8 mi |
99580 | Ekwok, AK | 77.5 mi |
99555 | Aleknagik, AK | 85.3 mi |
99636 | New Stuyahok, AK | 87.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99579?
99579 is in Egegik, Alaska, in Lake and Peninsula Borough. Its published point location is 58.2248, -157.4565.
What county is 99579 in?
99579 lies in Lake and Peninsula Borough.
What area code is 99579?
Egegik uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99579 in?
99579 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99579?
About 54 people live in ZIP code 99579, in 11 households, at 1.8 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 99579?
$24,250 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99579?
The closest are 99670 (34.8 mi), 96513 (43 mi), 99633 (44.3 mi), 99649 (50.1 mi) and 99569 (55.7 mi).
Is 99579 a PO Box ZIP code?
99579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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