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99694

ZIP 99694 is Houston, Alaska, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Metro area
Anchorage, AK
Population
1,516
Coordinates
61.6210, -149.8321
☼ Live from 99694 — Houston, AK

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Where 99694 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99694
  • 🔢 Type 99694 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGgGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,694 = 2 × 7 × 7121. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99693 (Whittier, AK, 80 mi away) and 99695 (Anchorage, AK, 523 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99694 becomes 49699, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49969, 64999, 99649). The farthest-flung twin is 64999 in Kansas City, MO, 2,769 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,600 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99694 and you would come out at 61.62°S, 30.17°E — 1,744 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 19h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 5h 18m.
  • 📏 At 26.9 square miles of land, 99694 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,516This ZIP1,516
Households577This ZIP577
Housing units813This ZIP813
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$74,531This ZIP$74,531Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$290,100This ZIP$290,100Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,114This ZIP$1,114Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%This ZIP13.3%
Mean commute52.7 minThis ZIP52.7 min
Population density56.4 / sq miThis ZIP56.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$5,893,000This ZIP$5,893,000

Land area

Land area26.86 sq miThis ZIP26.86 sq mi
Water area1.38 sq miThis ZIP1.38 sq mi

Other place names in 99694

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ZIP codes near 99694

ZIPCityDistance
99652 Big Lake, AK 8.7 mi
99623 Wasilla, AK 12.9 mi
99629 Wasilla, AK 13.0 mi
99687 Wasilla, AK 13.2 mi
99654 Wasilla, AK 13.5 mi
99688 Willow, AK 19.6 mi
99505 Jber, AK 24.0 mi
99506 Jber, AK 24.1 mi
99501 Anchorage, AK 27.7 mi
99645 Palmer, AK 27.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99694?

99694 is in Houston, Alaska, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 61.6210, -149.8321.

What county is 99694 in?

99694 lies in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

What area code is 99694?

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

What time zone is 99694 in?

99694 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99694?

About 1,516 people live in ZIP code 99694, in 577 households, at 56.4 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 99694?

$74,531 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99694?

The closest are 99652 (8.7 mi), 99623 (12.9 mi), 99629 (13 mi), 99687 (13.2 mi) and 99654 (13.5 mi).

Is 99694 a PO Box ZIP code?

99694 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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