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99587

ZIP 99587 is Girdwood, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Anchorage
Metro area
Anchorage, AK
Population
1,949
Coordinates
60.9658, -148.8766
☼ Live from 99587 — Girdwood, AK

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Where 99587 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 99587
  • 🔢 Type 99587 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,587 = 53 × 1879. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010100000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99586 (Gakona, AK, 193 mi away) and 99588 (Glennallen, AK, 139 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99587 becomes 78599 — and that is a real ZIP code: Weslaco, TX, 3,360 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 3,360 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,560 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99587 and you would come out at 60.97°S, 31.12°E — 1,705 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 32m.
  • 📏 At 343.1 square miles of land, 99587 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 261 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,949This ZIP1,949
Households860This ZIP860
Housing units1,593This ZIP1,593
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$163,704This ZIP$163,704Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$630,200This ZIP$630,200Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,788This ZIP$1,788Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.8%This ZIP49.8%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density5.7 / sq miThis ZIP5.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees600This ZIP600
Annual payroll$26,397,000This ZIP$26,397,000

Land area

Land area343.13 sq miThis ZIP343.13 sq mi
Water area16.37 sq miThis ZIP16.37 sq mi

Other place names in 99587

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ZIP codes near 99587

ZIPCityDistance
99540 Indian, AK 15.1 mi
99577 Eagle River, AK 19.8 mi
99605 Hope, AK 21.1 mi
99567 Chugiak, AK 23.5 mi
99507 Anchorage, AK 26.8 mi
99504 Anchorage, AK 28.9 mi
99516 Anchorage, AK 29.0 mi
99693 Whittier, AK 29.4 mi
99511 Anchorage, AK 31.7 mi
99505 Jber, AK 34.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99587?

99587 is in Girdwood, Alaska, in Anchorage Municipality, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 60.9658, -148.8766.

What county is 99587 in?

99587 lies in Anchorage Municipality.

What area code is 99587?

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

What time zone is 99587 in?

99587 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99587?

About 1,949 people live in ZIP code 99587, in 860 households, at 5.7 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 99587?

$163,704 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99587?

The closest are 99540 (15.1 mi), 99577 (19.8 mi), 99605 (21.1 mi), 99567 (23.5 mi) and 99507 (26.8 mi).

Is 99587 a PO Box ZIP code?

99587 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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