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99604

ZIP 99604 is Hooper Bay, Alaska, in Kusilvak Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Nome
County
Kusilvak
Metro area
none
Population
903
Coordinates
61.5092, -166.1115
☼ Live from 99604 — Hooper Bay, AK

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Where 99604 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 99604
  • 🔢 Type 99604 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,604 = 2 × 2 × 37 × 673. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99603 (Homer, AK, 524 mi away) and 99605 (Hope, AK, 554 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99604 becomes 40699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04969, 09469, 09694, 46990, 49096, 49690, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09694 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,634 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,133 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99604 and you would come out at 61.51°S, 13.89°E — 1,865 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 20m.
  • 📏 At 7.5 square miles of land, 99604 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population903This ZIP903
Households197This ZIP197
Housing units226This ZIP226
Median age27.8This ZIP27.8Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$49,688This ZIP$49,688Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$150,000This ZIP$150,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.2%This ZIP3.2%
Mean commute5.0 minThis ZIP5.0 min
Population density120.4 / sq miThis ZIP120.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$2,445,000This ZIP$2,445,000

Land area

Land area7.50 sq miThis ZIP7.50 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 99604

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ZIP codes near 99604

ZIPCityDistance
99563 Chevak, AK 25.0 mi
99662 Scammon Bay, AK 28.8 mi
99681 Tununak, AK 70.5 mi
99666 Nunam Iqua, AK 71.6 mi
99637 Toksook Bay, AK 75.6 mi
99630 Mekoryuk, AK 78.9 mi
99690 Nightmute, AK 84.0 mi
99554 Alakanuk, AK 95.5 mi
99581 Emmonak, AK 101.4 mi
99561 Chefornak, AK 112.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99604?

99604 is in Hooper Bay, Alaska, in Kusilvak Census Area. Its published point location is 61.5092, -166.1115.

What county is 99604 in?

99604 lies in Kusilvak Census Area.

What area code is 99604?

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

What time zone is 99604 in?

99604 uses America/Nome.

How many people live in 99604?

About 903 people live in ZIP code 99604, in 197 households, at 120.4 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 99604?

$49,688 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99604?

The closest are 99563 (25 mi), 99662 (28.8 mi), 99681 (70.5 mi), 99666 (71.6 mi) and 99637 (75.6 mi).

Is 99604 a PO Box ZIP code?

99604 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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