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99650

ZIP 99650 is Pilot Station, Alaska, in Kusilvak Census Area; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Nome
County
Kusilvak
Metro area
none
Population
713
Coordinates
61.9426, -162.8846
☼ Live from 99650 — Pilot Station, AK

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Where 99650 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99650
  • 🔢 Type 99650 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,650 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1993. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99649 (Pilot Point, AK, 363 mi away) and 99651 (Platinum, AK, 210 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99650 becomes 05699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09596, 59069, 60599, 60959, 95609, 95690, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09596 in FPO AE, a military post office, 4,936 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,026 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99650 and you would come out at 61.94°S, 17.12°E — 1,937 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 10m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 99650 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population713This ZIP713
Households154This ZIP154
Housing units163This ZIP163
Median age21.3This ZIP21.3Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$45,000This ZIP$45,000Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$52,200This ZIP$52,200Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher0.6%This ZIP0.6%
Mean commute14.9 minThis ZIP14.9 min
Population density444.0 / sq miThis ZIP444.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$951,000This ZIP$951,000

Land area

Land area1.61 sq miThis ZIP1.61 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 99650

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ZIP codes near 99650

ZIPCityDistance
99658 Saint Marys, AK 15.7 mi
99585 Marshall, AK 27.2 mi
99632 Mountain Village, AK 27.9 mi
99657 Russian Mission, AK 46.0 mi
99641 Nunapitchuk, AK 74.8 mi
99609 Kasigluk, AK 75.4 mi
99551 Akiachak, AK 85.9 mi
99559 Bethel, AK 87.1 mi
99552 Akiak, AK 90.1 mi
99634 Napakiak, AK 91.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99650?

99650 is in Pilot Station, Alaska, in Kusilvak Census Area. Its published point location is 61.9426, -162.8846.

What county is 99650 in?

99650 lies in Kusilvak Census Area.

What time zone is 99650 in?

99650 uses America/Nome.

How many people live in 99650?

About 713 people live in ZIP code 99650, in 154 households, at 444.0 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 99650?

$45,000 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99650?

The closest are 99658 (15.7 mi), 99585 (27.2 mi), 99632 (27.9 mi), 99657 (46 mi) and 99641 (74.8 mi).

Is 99650 a PO Box ZIP code?

99650 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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