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99659

ZIP 99659 is Saint Michael, Alaska, in Nome Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Nome
County
Nome
Metro area
none
Population
177
Coordinates
63.4585, -162.1344
☼ Live from 99659 — Saint Michael, AK

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Where 99659 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99659
  • 🔢 Type 99659 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,659 = 7 × 23 × 619. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99658 (Saint Marys, AK, 101 mi away) and 99660 (Saint Paul Island, AK, 516 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99659 becomes 95699 — and that is a real ZIP code: Drytown, CA, 2,418 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (95699, 95969, 96599, 99569, 99695). The farthest-flung twin is 96599 in FPO AA, a military post office, 9,851 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,003 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99659 and you would come out at 63.46°S, 17.87°E — 1,974 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 20h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 4h 29m.
  • 📏 At 18.7 square miles of land, 99659 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population177This ZIP177
Households38This ZIP38
Housing units48This ZIP48
Median age19.4This ZIP19.4Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$53,750This ZIP$53,750Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%This ZIP4.5%
Mean commute5.2 minThis ZIP5.2 min
Population density9.5 / sq miThis ZIP9.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$1,434,000This ZIP$1,434,000

Land area

Land area18.72 sq miThis ZIP18.72 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 99659

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

ZIP codes near 99659

ZIPCityDistance
99671 Stebbins, AK 4.0 mi
99620 Kotlik, AK 52.7 mi
99771 Shaktoolik, AK 68.3 mi
99684 Unalakleet, AK 73.0 mi
99590 Grayling, AK 74.0 mi
99558 Anvik, AK 82.9 mi
99581 Emmonak, AK 91.6 mi
99784 White Mountain, AK 92.9 mi
99554 Alakanuk, AK 94.1 mi
99658 Saint Marys, AK 100.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99659?

99659 is in Saint Michael, Alaska, in Nome Census Area. Its published point location is 63.4585, -162.1344.

What county is 99659 in?

99659 lies in Nome Census Area.

What area code is 99659?

Saint Michael uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 99659 in?

99659 uses America/Nome.

How many people live in 99659?

About 177 people live in ZIP code 99659, in 38 households, at 9.5 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 99659?

$53,750 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99659?

The closest are 99671 (4 mi), 99620 (52.7 mi), 99771 (68.3 mi), 99684 (73 mi) and 99590 (74 mi).

Is 99659 a PO Box ZIP code?

99659 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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