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99672

ZIP 99672 is Sterling, Alaska, in Kenai Peninsula Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Metro area
none
Population
4,091
Coordinates
60.5696, -150.7614
☼ Live from 99672 — Sterling, AK

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Where 99672 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99672
  • 🔢 Type 99672 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,672 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 4153. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99671 (Stebbins, AK, 422 mi away) and 99674 (Sutton, AK, 115 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99672 becomes 27699 — and that is a real ZIP code: Raleigh, NC, 3,512 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27699, 27969, 29679, 29697, 62979, 62997, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96927 in Mongmong, GU, 4,552 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,618 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99672 and you would come out at 60.57°S, 29.24°E — 1,763 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 41m.
  • 📏 At 63.3 square miles of land, 99672 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,091This ZIP4,091
Households1,817This ZIP1,817
Housing units2,653This ZIP2,653
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$100,642This ZIP$100,642Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$316,400This ZIP$316,400Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,171This ZIP$1,171Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density64.6 / sq miThis ZIP64.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments86This ZIP86
Employees232This ZIP232
Annual payroll$13,089,000This ZIP$13,089,000
Tax returns filed1,780This ZIP1,780
Total adjusted gross income$162,254,000This ZIP$162,254,000

Land area

Land area63.29 sq miThis ZIP63.29 sq mi
Water area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi

Other place names in 99672

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ZIP codes near 99672

ZIPCityDistance
99669 Soldotna, AK 16.9 mi
99611 Kenai, AK 18.4 mi
99568 Clam Gulch, AK 21.3 mi
99610 Kasilof, AK 26.5 mi
99572 Cooper Landing, AK 27.6 mi
99631 Moose Pass, AK 38.2 mi
99682 Tyonek, AK 45.2 mi
99511 Anchorage, AK 47.3 mi
99639 Ninilchik, AK 47.8 mi
99515 Anchorage, AK 47.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99672?

99672 is in Sterling, Alaska, in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Its published point location is 60.5696, -150.7614.

What county is 99672 in?

99672 lies in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

What area code is 99672?

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

What time zone is 99672 in?

99672 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99672?

About 4,091 people live in ZIP code 99672, in 1,817 households, at 64.6 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 99672?

$100,642 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99672?

The closest are 99669 (16.9 mi), 99611 (18.4 mi), 99568 (21.3 mi), 99610 (26.5 mi) and 99572 (27.6 mi).

Is 99672 a PO Box ZIP code?

99672 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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