99608
ZIP 99608 is Karluk, Alaska, in Kodiak Island Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- County
- Kodiak Island
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 33
- Coordinates
- 57.5910, -154.3634
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Where 99608 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.
- 🔢 Type 99608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 12451. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010100011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99607 (Kalskag, AK, 344 mi away) and 99609 (Kasigluk, AK, 366 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99608 becomes 80699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09896, 96089, 96809, 98609, 99680). The farthest-flung twin is 09896 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,470 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,726 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99608 and you would come out at 57.59°S, 25.64°E — 1,633 miles from Gqeberha, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 18h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 6h 34m.
- 📏 At 55.9 square miles of land, 99608 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 33This ZIP33 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10This ZIP10 |
| Housing units | 28This ZIP28 |
| Median age | 38.1This ZIP38.1Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $120,000This ZIP$120,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.0%This ZIP25.0% |
| Population density | 0.6 / sq miThis ZIP0.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 55.94 sq miThis ZIP55.94 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi |
Other place names in 99608
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99608
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99624 | Larsen Bay, AK | 20.2 mi |
99615 | Kodiak, AK | 37.0 mi |
99643 | Old Harbor, AK | 46.3 mi |
99550 | Port Lions, AK | 58.8 mi |
99619 | Kodiak, AK | 73.5 mi |
99697 | Kodiak, AK | 73.5 mi |
99644 | Ouzinkie, AK | 76.3 mi |
99613 | King Salmon, AK | 108.7 mi |
96513 | APO AA, AA | 113.0 mi |
99670 | South Naknek, AK | 120.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99608?
99608 is in Karluk, Alaska, in Kodiak Island Borough. Its published point location is 57.5910, -154.3634.
What county is 99608 in?
99608 lies in Kodiak Island Borough.
What area code is 99608?
Karluk uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99608 in?
99608 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99608?
About 33 people live in ZIP code 99608, in 10 households, at 0.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 99608?
The closest are 99624 (20.2 mi), 99615 (37 mi), 99643 (46.3 mi), 99550 (58.8 mi) and 99619 (73.5 mi).
Is 99608 a PO Box ZIP code?
99608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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