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Where 99609 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 99609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,609 = 3 × 33203. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010100011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99608 (Karluk, AK, 366 mi away) and 99610 (Kasilof, AK, 384 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99609 becomes 90699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (96099, 99690). The farthest-flung twin is 96099 in Redding, CA, 2,183 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,016 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99609 and you would come out at 60.86°S, 17.46°E — 1,862 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 35m.
- 📏 At 11.8 square miles of land, 99609 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 698This ZIP698 |
|---|---|
| Households | 132This ZIP132 |
| Housing units | 145This ZIP145 |
| Median age | 27.6This ZIP27.6Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,833This ZIP$60,833Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $63,500This ZIP$63,500Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $719This ZIP$719Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.1%This ZIP7.1% |
| Mean commute | 8.5 minThis ZIP8.5 min |
| Population density | 59.1 / sq miThis ZIP59.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 11.81 sq miThis ZIP11.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi |
Other place names in 99609
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99609
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99641 | Nunapitchuk, AK | 2.7 mi |
99634 | Napakiak, AK | 21.6 mi |
99559 | Bethel, AK | 22.8 mi |
99680 | Tuntutuliak, AK | 36.1 mi |
99621 | Kwethluk, AK | 37.6 mi |
99551 | Akiachak, AK | 38.3 mi |
99552 | Akiak, AK | 44.5 mi |
99578 | Eek, AK | 47.8 mi |
99545 | Kongiganak, AK | 63.6 mi |
99585 | Marshall, AK | 71.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99609?
99609 is in Kasigluk, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area. Its published point location is 60.8638, -162.5366.
What county is 99609 in?
99609 lies in Bethel Census Area.
What area code is 99609?
Kasigluk uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99609 in?
99609 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99609?
About 698 people live in ZIP code 99609, in 132 households, at 59.1 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 99609?
$60,833 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99609?
The closest are 99641 (2.7 mi), 99634 (21.6 mi), 99559 (22.8 mi), 99680 (36.1 mi) and 99621 (37.6 mi).
Is 99609 a PO Box ZIP code?
99609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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