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99606

ZIP 99606 is Iliamna, Alaska, in Lake and Peninsula Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Metro area
none
Population
231
Coordinates
59.7371, -154.9024
☼ Live from 99606 — Iliamna, AK

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Where 99606 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99606
  • 🔢 Type 99606 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,606 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 1277. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99605 (Hope, AK, 202 mi away) and 99607 (Kalskag, AK, 223 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99606 becomes 60699 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chicago, IL, 3,029 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06699, 60699, 60969, 96069, 96096, 96960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96960 in Majuro, MH, 3,899 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,753 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99606 and you would come out at 59.74°S, 25.10°E — 1,781 miles from Gqeberha, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 18h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 57m.
  • 📏 At 64.2 square miles of land, 99606 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population231This ZIP231
Households90This ZIP90
Housing units147This ZIP147
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$76,250This ZIP$76,250Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$307,400This ZIP$307,400Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,550This ZIP$1,550Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute15.0 minThis ZIP15.0 min
Population density3.6 / sq miThis ZIP3.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$3,905,000This ZIP$3,905,000

Land area

Land area64.23 sq miThis ZIP64.23 sq mi
Water area4.04 sq miThis ZIP4.04 sq mi

Other place names in 99606

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ZIP codes near 99606

ZIPCityDistance
99647 Pedro Bay, AK 30.5 mi
99653 Port Alsworth, AK 34.9 mi
99613 King Salmon, AK 49.0 mi
99640 Nondalton, AK 71.6 mi
99625 Levelock, AK 84.1 mi
96513 APO AA, AA 95.5 mi
99633 Naknek, AK 95.6 mi
99670 South Naknek, AK 104.6 mi
99635 Nikiski, AK 112.5 mi
99557 Aniak, AK 120.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99606?

99606 is in Iliamna, Alaska, in Lake and Peninsula Borough. Its published point location is 59.7371, -154.9024.

What county is 99606 in?

99606 lies in Lake and Peninsula Borough.

What area code is 99606?

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

What time zone is 99606 in?

99606 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99606?

About 231 people live in ZIP code 99606, in 90 households, at 3.6 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 99606?

$76,250 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99606?

The closest are 99647 (30.5 mi), 99653 (34.9 mi), 99613 (49 mi), 99640 (71.6 mi) and 99625 (84.1 mi).

Is 99606 a PO Box ZIP code?

99606 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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