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99626

ZIP 99626 is Lower Kalskag, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Bethel
Metro area
none
Population
239
Coordinates
61.5147, -160.3585
☼ Live from 99626 — Lower Kalskag, AK

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Where 99626 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99626
  • 🔢 Type 99626 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,626 = 2 × 109 × 457. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010100101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99625 (Levelock, AK, 206 mi away) and 99627 (Mc Grath, AK, 232 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99626 becomes 62699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29669, 29696, 62969, 62996, 96269, 96926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96926 in Sinajana, GU, 4,275 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,943 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99626 and you would come out at 61.51°S, 19.64°E — 1,907 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 20m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 99626 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 598 football fields.
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People and housing

Population239This ZIP239
Households72This ZIP72
Housing units86This ZIP86
Median age30.3This ZIP30.3Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$30,500This ZIP$30,500Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$300,000This ZIP$300,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$700This ZIP$700Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%This ZIP4.5%
Mean commute7.9 minThis ZIP7.9 min
Population density193.5 / sq miThis ZIP193.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1.24 sq miThis ZIP1.24 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Other place names in 99626

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

ZIP codes near 99626

ZIPCityDistance
99607 Kalskag, AK 1.7 mi
99679 Tuluksak, AK 34.2 mi
99657 Russian Mission, AK 42.3 mi
99602 Holy Cross, AK 49.1 mi
99552 Akiak, AK 50.6 mi
99551 Akiachak, AK 53.7 mi
99621 Kwethluk, AK 61.3 mi
99559 Bethel, AK 72.0 mi
99558 Anvik, AK 77.3 mi
99665 Shageluk, AK 85.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99626?

99626 is in Lower Kalskag, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area. Its published point location is 61.5147, -160.3585.

What county is 99626 in?

99626 lies in Bethel Census Area.

What area code is 99626?

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

What time zone is 99626 in?

99626 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99626?

About 239 people live in ZIP code 99626, in 72 households, at 193.5 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 99626?

$30,500 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99626?

The closest are 99607 (1.7 mi), 99679 (34.2 mi), 99657 (42.3 mi), 99602 (49.1 mi) and 99552 (50.6 mi).

Is 99626 a PO Box ZIP code?

99626 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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