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Where 99690 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 99690 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,690 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 3323. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010101101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99689 (Yakutat, AK, 876 mi away) and 99691 (Nikolai, AK, 401 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99690 becomes 09699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (96099, 99609). The farthest-flung twin is 96099 in Redding, CA, 2,247 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,095 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99690 and you would come out at 60.46°S, 15.17°E — 1,839 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 43m.
- 📏 At 99.0 square miles of land, 99690 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 93This ZIP93 |
|---|---|
| Households | 18This ZIP18 |
| Housing units | 23This ZIP23 |
| Median age | 25.2This ZIP25.2Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $38,929This ZIP$38,929Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.4%This ZIP6.4% |
| Mean commute | 6.6 minThis ZIP6.6 min |
| Population density | 0.9 / sq miThis ZIP0.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 98.96 sq miThis ZIP98.96 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 5.43 sq miThis ZIP5.43 sq mi |
Other place names in 99690
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99690
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99637 | Toksook Bay, AK | 10.4 mi |
99681 | Tununak, AK | 14.1 mi |
99561 | Chefornak, AK | 29.3 mi |
99614 | Kipnuk, AK | 44.5 mi |
99630 | Mekoryuk, AK | 49.3 mi |
99622 | Kwigillingok, AK | 69.8 mi |
99680 | Tuntutuliak, AK | 74.5 mi |
99545 | Kongiganak, AK | 75.2 mi |
99563 | Chevak, AK | 77.2 mi |
99609 | Kasigluk, AK | 82.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99690?
99690 is in Nightmute, Alaska, in Bethel Census Area. Its published point location is 60.4624, -164.8346.
What county is 99690 in?
99690 lies in Bethel Census Area.
What area code is 99690?
Nightmute uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99690 in?
99690 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99690?
About 93 people live in ZIP code 99690, in 18 households, at 0.9 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 99690?
$38,929 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99690?
The closest are 99637 (10.4 mi), 99681 (14.1 mi), 99561 (29.3 mi), 99614 (44.5 mi) and 99630 (49.3 mi).
Is 99690 a PO Box ZIP code?
99690 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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