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99653

ZIP 99653 is Port Alsworth, Alaska, in Lake and Peninsula Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Metro area
none
Population
199
Coordinates
60.1567, -154.3396
☼ Live from 99653 — Port Alsworth, AK

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Where 99653 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99653
  • 🔢 Type 99653 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,653 = 227 × 439. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99652 (Big Lake, AK, 174 mi away) and 99654 (Wasilla, AK, 193 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99653 becomes 35699 — and that is a real ZIP code: Decatur, AL, 3,416 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35699, 39569, 53969, 56399, 59639, 59936, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96539 in FPO AA, a military post office, 4,426 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,736 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99653 and you would come out at 60.16°S, 25.66°E — 1,810 miles from Gqeberha, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 18h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 49m.
  • 📏 At 22.6 square miles of land, 99653 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population199This ZIP199
Households29This ZIP29
Housing units69This ZIP69
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$67,750This ZIP$67,750Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute12.5 minThis ZIP12.5 min
Population density8.8 / sq miThis ZIP8.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees115This ZIP115
Annual payroll$5,700,000This ZIP$5,700,000

Land area

Land area22.56 sq miThis ZIP22.56 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 99653

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

ZIP codes near 99653

ZIPCityDistance
99647 Pedro Bay, AK 21.3 mi
99606 Iliamna, AK 34.9 mi
99640 Nondalton, AK 57.2 mi
99635 Nikiski, AK 77.6 mi
99613 King Salmon, AK 83.3 mi
99557 Aniak, AK 95.3 mi
99625 Levelock, AK 116.9 mi
99667 Skwentna, AK 129.7 mi
99633 Naknek, AK 129.8 mi
96513 APO AA, AA 130.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99653?

99653 is in Port Alsworth, Alaska, in Lake and Peninsula Borough. Its published point location is 60.1567, -154.3396.

What county is 99653 in?

99653 lies in Lake and Peninsula Borough.

What area code is 99653?

Port Alsworth uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 99653 in?

99653 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99653?

About 199 people live in ZIP code 99653, in 29 households, at 8.8 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 99653?

$67,750 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99653?

The closest are 99647 (21.3 mi), 99606 (34.9 mi), 99640 (57.2 mi), 99635 (77.6 mi) and 99613 (83.3 mi).

Is 99653 a PO Box ZIP code?

99653 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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