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99589

ZIP 99589 is Goodnews Bay, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Bethel
Metro area
none
Population
115
Coordinates
59.2373, -161.5805
☼ Live from 99589 — Goodnews Bay, AK

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Where 99589 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99589
  • 🔢 Type 99589 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBSGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,589 = 7 × 41 × 347. Its digits add up to 40, a total 17 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99588 (Glennallen, AK, 551 mi away) and 99590 (Grayling, AK, 257 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99589 becomes 98599 — and that is a real ZIP code: Olympia, WA, 1,777 miles away.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (89599, 95899, 98599). The farthest-flung twin is 89599 in Reno, NV, 2,262 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,986 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99589 and you would come out at 59.24°S, 18.42°E — 1,749 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 18h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 6h 06m.
  • 📏 At 247.7 square miles of land, 99589 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 188 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population115This ZIP115
Households38This ZIP38
Housing units40This ZIP40
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$26,875This ZIP$26,875Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$137,500This ZIP$137,500Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute3.7 minThis ZIP3.7 min
Population density0.5 / sq miThis ZIP0.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees44This ZIP44
Annual payroll$834,000This ZIP$834,000

Land area

Land area247.67 sq miThis ZIP247.67 sq mi
Water area1.93 sq miThis ZIP1.93 sq mi

Other place names in 99589

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ZIP codes near 99589

ZIPCityDistance
99651 Platinum, AK 20.5 mi
99655 Quinhagak, AK 36.5 mi
99678 Togiak, AK 39.2 mi
99545 Kongiganak, AK 67.8 mi
99578 Eek, AK 69.5 mi
99680 Tuntutuliak, AK 85.3 mi
99634 Napakiak, AK 101.0 mi
99559 Bethel, AK 106.9 mi
99621 Kwethluk, AK 107.6 mi
99552 Akiak, AK 116.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99589?

99589 is in Goodnews Bay, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area. Its published point location is 59.2373, -161.5805.

What county is 99589 in?

99589 lies in Bethel Census Area.

What area code is 99589?

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

What time zone is 99589 in?

99589 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99589?

About 115 people live in ZIP code 99589, in 38 households, at 0.5 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 99589?

$26,875 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99589?

The closest are 99651 (20.5 mi), 99655 (36.5 mi), 99678 (39.2 mi), 99545 (67.8 mi) and 99578 (69.5 mi).

Is 99589 a PO Box ZIP code?

99589 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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