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99586

ZIP 99586 is Gakona, Alaska, in Copper River Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Copper River
Metro area
none
Population
420
Coordinates
62.6907, -144.2380
☼ Live from 99586 — Gakona, AK

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Where 99586 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 99586
  • 🔢 Type 99586 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,586 = 2 × 17 × 29 × 101. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99585 (Marshall, AK, 574 mi away) and 99587 (Girdwood, AK, 193 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99586 becomes 68599, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (65899, 68959, 95689, 95698, 95968, 95986, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96598 in FPO AA, a military post office, 10,550 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,444 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99586 and you would come out at 62.69°S, 35.76°E — 1,588 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 20h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 4h 51m.
  • 📏 At 1,846.5 square miles of land, 99586 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,402 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population420This ZIP420
Households223This ZIP223
Housing units499This ZIP499
Median age63.7This ZIP63.7Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median home value$309,600This ZIP$309,600Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%This ZIP31.3%
Mean commute15.8 minThis ZIP15.8 min
Population density0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$358,000This ZIP$358,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$10,452,000This ZIP$10,452,000

Land area

Land area1,846.52 sq miThis ZIP1,846.52 sq mi
Water area3.58 sq miThis ZIP3.58 sq mi

Other place names in 99586

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 99586

ZIPCityDistance
99776 Tanacross, AK 50.0 mi
99737 Delta Junction, AK 61.6 mi
99588 Glennallen, AK 78.6 mi
99573 Copper Center, AK 90.3 mi
99706 Fairbanks, AK 92.2 mi
99731 Fort Greely, AK 110.9 mi
99566 Chitina, AK 111.5 mi
99686 Valdez, AK 130.1 mi
99714 Salcha, AK 136.5 mi
99677 Tatitlek, AK 147.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99586?

99586 is in Gakona, Alaska, in Copper River Census Area. Its published point location is 62.6907, -144.2380.

What county is 99586 in?

99586 lies in Copper River Census Area.

What area code is 99586?

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

What time zone is 99586 in?

99586 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99586?

About 420 people live in ZIP code 99586, in 223 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 ZIP codes are near 99586?

The closest are 99776 (50 mi), 99737 (61.6 mi), 99588 (78.6 mi), 99573 (90.3 mi) and 99706 (92.2 mi).

Is 99586 a PO Box ZIP code?

99586 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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