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Where 99630 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 99630 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,630 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 41. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010100101110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99629 (Wasilla, AK, 569 mi away) and 99631 (Moose Pass, AK, 565 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99630 becomes 03699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (39069, 39096, 60399, 60939, 63099, 69039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96390 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,702 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,144 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99630 and you would come out at 60.37°S, 13.73°E — 1,839 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 45m.
- 📏 At 7.1 square miles of land, 99630 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 287This ZIP287 |
|---|---|
| Households | 131This ZIP131 |
| Housing units | 145This ZIP145 |
| Median age | 50.4This ZIP50.4Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $28,542This ZIP$28,542Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $91,700This ZIP$91,700Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $615This ZIP$615Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 5.2%This ZIP5.2% |
| Mean commute | 3.9 minThis ZIP3.9 min |
| Population density | 40.6 / sq miThis ZIP40.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 43This ZIP43 |
| Annual payroll | $351,000This ZIP$351,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.07 sq miThis ZIP7.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi |
Other place names in 99630
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99630
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99637 | Toksook Bay, AK | 41.1 mi |
99681 | Tununak, AK | 42.1 mi |
99690 | Nightmute, AK | 49.3 mi |
99561 | Chefornak, AK | 70.7 mi |
99604 | Hooper Bay, AK | 78.9 mi |
99614 | Kipnuk, AK | 80.6 mi |
99563 | Chevak, AK | 87.1 mi |
99662 | Scammon Bay, AK | 104.2 mi |
99666 | Nunam Iqua, AK | 147.8 mi |
99554 | Alakanuk, AK | 170.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99630?
99630 is in Mekoryuk, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area. Its published point location is 60.3703, -166.2677.
What county is 99630 in?
99630 lies in Bethel Census Area.
What area code is 99630?
Mekoryuk uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99630 in?
99630 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99630?
About 287 people live in ZIP code 99630, in 131 households, at 40.6 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 99630?
$28,542 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99630?
The closest are 99637 (41.1 mi), 99681 (42.1 mi), 99690 (49.3 mi), 99561 (70.7 mi) and 99604 (78.9 mi).
Is 99630 a PO Box ZIP code?
99630 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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