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99603

ZIP 99603 is Homer, Alaska, in Kenai Peninsula Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Metro area
none
Population
11,693
Coordinates
59.5385, -151.1869
☼ Live from 99603 — Homer, AK

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Where 99603 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 99603
  • 🔢 Type 99603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,603 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 31. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010100010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99602 (Holy Cross, AK, 344 mi away) and 99604 (Hooper Bay, AK, 524 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99603 becomes 30699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (39069, 39096, 60399, 60939, 63099, 69039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96390 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,622 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99603 and you would come out at 59.54°S, 28.81°E — 1,770 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 18h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 6h 01m.
  • 📏 At 1,068.8 square miles of land, 99603 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 811 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,693This ZIP11,693
Households4,798This ZIP4,798
Housing units6,335This ZIP6,335
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$78,767This ZIP$78,767Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$373,500This ZIP$373,500Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,219This ZIP$1,219Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%This ZIP39.5%
Mean commute16.1 minThis ZIP16.1 min
Population density10.9 / sq miThis ZIP10.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments640This ZIP640
Employees3,501This ZIP3,501
Annual payroll$201,852,000This ZIP$201,852,000
Tax returns filed5,980This ZIP5,980
Total adjusted gross income$522,721,000This ZIP$522,721,000

Land area

Land area1,068.83 sq miThis ZIP1,068.83 sq mi
Water area98.01 sq miThis ZIP98.01 sq mi

Other place names in 99603

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

ZIP codes near 99603

ZIPCityDistance
99663 Seldovia, AK 18.1 mi
99556 Anchor Point, AK 24.6 mi
99639 Ninilchik, AK 32.8 mi
99610 Kasilof, AK 51.4 mi
99568 Clam Gulch, AK 54.5 mi
99669 Soldotna, AK 57.1 mi
99664 Seward, AK 71.5 mi
99672 Sterling, AK 72.7 mi
99572 Cooper Landing, AK 80.7 mi
99631 Moose Pass, AK 90.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99603?

99603 is in Homer, Alaska, in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Its published point location is 59.5385, -151.1869.

What county is 99603 in?

99603 lies in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

What area code is 99603?

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

What time zone is 99603 in?

99603 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99603?

About 11,693 people live in ZIP code 99603, in 4,798 households, at 10.9 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 99603?

$78,767 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99603?

The closest are 99663 (18.1 mi), 99556 (24.6 mi), 99639 (32.8 mi), 99610 (51.4 mi) and 99568 (54.5 mi).

Is 99603 a PO Box ZIP code?

99603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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