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99688

ZIP 99688 is Willow, Alaska, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Metro area
Anchorage, AK
Population
2,739
Coordinates
61.8870, -149.6202
☼ Live from 99688 — Willow, AK

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Where 99688 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99688
  • 🔢 Type 99688 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,688 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 733. Its digits add up to 40, a total 17 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99687 (Wasilla, AK, 25 mi away) and 99689 (Yakutat, AK, 382 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99688 becomes 88699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (96898). The farthest-flung twin is 96898 in Wake Island, HI, 3,608 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,597 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99688 and you would come out at 61.89°S, 30.38°E — 1,741 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 11m.
  • 📏 At 1,677.5 square miles of land, 99688 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,274 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,739This ZIP2,739
Households1,162This ZIP1,162
Housing units3,332This ZIP3,332
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,197This ZIP$77,197Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$297,000This ZIP$297,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,375This ZIP$1,375Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute64.4 minThis ZIP64.4 min
Population density1.6 / sq miThis ZIP1.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees347This ZIP347
Annual payroll$15,270,000This ZIP$15,270,000
Tax returns filed1,450This ZIP1,450
Total adjusted gross income$110,405,000This ZIP$110,405,000

Land area

Land area1,677.49 sq miThis ZIP1,677.49 sq mi
Water area10.30 sq miThis ZIP10.30 sq mi

Other place names in 99688

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ZIP codes near 99688

ZIPCityDistance
99694 Houston, AK 19.6 mi
99654 Wasilla, AK 20.5 mi
99629 Wasilla, AK 21.7 mi
99687 Wasilla, AK 25.0 mi
99645 Palmer, AK 27.6 mi
99652 Big Lake, AK 28.2 mi
99623 Wasilla, AK 32.5 mi
99505 Jber, AK 41.6 mi
99506 Jber, AK 42.9 mi
99683 Trapper Creek, AK 44.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99688?

99688 is in Willow, Alaska, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.8870, -149.6202.

What county is 99688 in?

99688 lies in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

What area code is 99688?

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

What time zone is 99688 in?

99688 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99688?

About 2,739 people live in ZIP code 99688, in 1,162 households, at 1.6 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 99688?

$77,197 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99688?

The closest are 99694 (19.6 mi), 99654 (20.5 mi), 99629 (21.7 mi), 99687 (25 mi) and 99645 (27.6 mi).

Is 99688 a PO Box ZIP code?

99688 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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