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Where 99679 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 99679 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 99679 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 40, a total 17 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010101011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99678 (Togiak, AK, 128 mi away) and 99680 (Tuntutuliak, AK, 78 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 99679 becomes 97699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (79699, 79996, 96799, 99697, 99769). The farthest-flung twin is 96799 in Pago Pago, AS, 5,240 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,962 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99679 and you would come out at 61.10°S, 19.06°E — 1,878 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 29m.
- 📏 At 2.9 square miles of land, 99679 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 118This ZIP118 |
|---|---|
| Households | 25This ZIP25 |
| Housing units | 46This ZIP46 |
| Median age | 20.7This ZIP20.7Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $67,813This ZIP$67,813Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $505This ZIP$505Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.1%This ZIP24.1% |
| Mean commute | 3.6 minThis ZIP3.6 min |
| Population density | 41.2 / sq miThis ZIP41.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 42This ZIP42 |
| Annual payroll | $1,463,000This ZIP$1,463,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.86 sq miThis ZIP2.86 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
Other place names in 99679
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99679
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99552 | Akiak, AK | 16.3 mi |
99551 | Akiachak, AK | 20.1 mi |
99621 | Kwethluk, AK | 27.1 mi |
99626 | Lower Kalskag, AK | 34.2 mi |
99607 | Kalskag, AK | 35.8 mi |
99559 | Bethel, AK | 39.0 mi |
99657 | Russian Mission, AK | 51.2 mi |
99602 | Holy Cross, AK | 82.6 mi |
99558 | Anvik, AK | 108.1 mi |
99665 | Shageluk, AK | 118.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99679?
99679 is in Tuluksak, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area. Its published point location is 61.1045, -160.9381.
What county is 99679 in?
99679 lies in Bethel Census Area.
What area code is 99679?
Tuluksak uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99679 in?
99679 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99679?
About 118 people live in ZIP code 99679, in 25 households, at 41.2 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 99679?
$67,813 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99679?
The closest are 99552 (16.3 mi), 99551 (20.1 mi), 99621 (27.1 mi), 99626 (34.2 mi) and 99607 (35.8 mi).
Is 99679 a PO Box ZIP code?
99679 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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