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Where 99656 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 99656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 12457. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010101001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99655 (Quinhagak, AK, 212 mi away) and 99657 (Russian Mission, AK, 135 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 99656 becomes 65699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (66959, 95669, 95696, 95966, 99566, 99665). The farthest-flung twin is 66959 in Munden, KS, 2,875 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,846 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99656 and you would come out at 61.87°S, 22.64°E — 1,932 miles from Gqeberha, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 12m.
- 📏 At 231.8 square miles of land, 99656 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 176 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Households | 3This ZIP3 |
| Housing units | 30This ZIP30 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | under 0.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 231.81 sq miThis ZIP231.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 7.08 sq miThis ZIP7.08 sq mi |
Other place names in 99656
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99656
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99668 | Sleetmute, AK | 16.8 mi |
99575 | Crooked Creek, AK | 24.1 mi |
99503 | Anchorage, AK | 29.3 mi |
99557 | Aniak, AK | 75.4 mi |
99602 | Holy Cross, AK | 84.0 mi |
99675 | Takotna, AK | 88.2 mi |
99665 | Shageluk, AK | 90.8 mi |
99640 | Nondalton, AK | 98.9 mi |
99636 | New Stuyahok, AK | 163.8 mi |
99580 | Ekwok, AK | 174.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99656?
99656 is in Red Devil, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area. Its published point location is 61.8652, -157.3570.
What county is 99656 in?
99656 lies in Bethel Census Area.
What area code is 99656?
Red Devil uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99656 in?
99656 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99656?
About 3 people live in ZIP code 99656, in 3 households, at under 0.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 99656?
The closest are 99668 (16.8 mi), 99575 (24.1 mi), 99503 (29.3 mi), 99557 (75.4 mi) and 99602 (84 mi).
Is 99656 a PO Box ZIP code?
99656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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