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99685

ZIP 99685 is Unalaska, Alaska, in Aleutians West Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Nome
Metro area
none
Population
3,747
Coordinates
53.8731, -166.4838
☼ Live from 99685 — Unalaska, AK

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Where 99685 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99685
  • 🔢 Type 99685 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,685 = 5 × 19937. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99684 (Unalakleet, AK, 739 mi away) and 99686 (Valdez, AK, 897 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99685 becomes 58699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (65899, 68959, 95689, 95698, 95968, 95986, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96598 in FPO AA, a military post office, 9,941 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,217 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99685 and you would come out at 53.87°S, 13.52°E — 1,399 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 17h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 7h 24m.
  • 📏 At 56.3 square miles of land, 99685 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,747This ZIP3,747
Households743This ZIP743
Housing units894This ZIP894
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$135,759This ZIP$135,759Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$462,400This ZIP$462,400Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,066This ZIP$2,066Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute6.4 minThis ZIP6.4 min
Population density66.5 / sq miThis ZIP66.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees552This ZIP552
Annual payroll$32,986,000This ZIP$32,986,000

Land area

Land area56.33 sq miThis ZIP56.33 sq mi
Water area7.44 sq miThis ZIP7.44 sq mi

Other place names in 99685

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

ZIP codes near 99685

ZIPCityDistance
99692 Dutch Harbor, AK 2.6 mi
99553 Akutan, AK 31.4 mi
99638 Nikolski, AK 109.7 mi
99583 False Pass, AK 142.2 mi
99571 Cold Bay, AK 176.0 mi
99612 King Cove, AK 187.0 mi
99591 Saint George Island, AK 226.6 mi
99661 Sand Point, AK 250.3 mi
99660 Saint Paul Island, AK 273.3 mi
99651 Platinum, AK 394.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99685?

99685 is in Unalaska, Alaska, in Aleutians West Census Area. Its published point location is 53.8731, -166.4838.

What county is 99685 in?

99685 lies in Aleutians West Census Area.

What area code is 99685?

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

What time zone is 99685 in?

99685 uses America/Nome.

How many people live in 99685?

About 3,747 people live in ZIP code 99685, in 743 households, at 66.5 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 99685?

$135,759 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99685?

The closest are 99692 (2.6 mi), 99553 (31.4 mi), 99638 (109.7 mi), 99583 (142.2 mi) and 99571 (176 mi).

Is 99685 a PO Box ZIP code?

99685 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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