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Where 99693 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 99693 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,693 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 19 × 53. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010101101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99692 (Dutch Harbor, AK, 836 mi away) and 99694 (Houston, AK, 80 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99693 becomes 39699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (99639). The farthest-flung twin is 99639 in Ninilchik, AK, 133 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,531 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99693 and you would come out at 60.85°S, 31.97°E — 1,675 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 35m.
- 📏 At 61.0 square miles of land, 99693 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 429This ZIP429 |
|---|---|
| Households | 139This ZIP139 |
| Housing units | 316This ZIP316 |
| Median age | 33.5This ZIP33.5Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $59,688This ZIP$59,688Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $83,800This ZIP$83,800Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $961This ZIP$961Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.2%This ZIP31.2% |
| Mean commute | 7.2 minThis ZIP7.2 min |
| Population density | 7.0 / sq miThis ZIP7.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 78This ZIP78 |
| Annual payroll | $8,797,000This ZIP$8,797,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 61.04 sq miThis ZIP61.04 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 13.73 sq miThis ZIP13.73 sq mi |
Other place names in 99693
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99693
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99574 | Cordova, AK | 23.3 mi |
99587 | Girdwood, AK | 29.4 mi |
99540 | Indian, AK | 44.5 mi |
99567 | Chugiak, AK | 45.3 mi |
99577 | Eagle River, AK | 47.5 mi |
99605 | Hope, AK | 48.4 mi |
99674 | Sutton, AK | 51.2 mi |
99507 | Anchorage, AK | 56.1 mi |
99631 | Moose Pass, AK | 57.0 mi |
99504 | Anchorage, AK | 57.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99693?
99693 is in Whittier, Alaska, in Chugach Census Area. Its published point location is 60.8506, -148.0339.
What county is 99693 in?
99693 lies in Chugach Census Area.
What area code is 99693?
Whittier uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99693 in?
99693 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99693?
About 429 people live in ZIP code 99693, in 139 households, at 7.0 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 99693?
$59,688 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99693?
The closest are 99574 (23.3 mi), 99587 (29.4 mi), 99540 (44.5 mi), 99567 (45.3 mi) and 99577 (47.5 mi).
Is 99693 a PO Box ZIP code?
99693 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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