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99702

ZIP 99702 is Eielson Afb, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Population
3,260
Coordinates
64.6512, -147.0453
☼ Live from 99702 — Eielson Afb, AK

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Where 99702 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99702
  • 🔢 Type 99702 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,702 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 29 × 191. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99701 (Fairbanks, AK, 203 mi away) and 99703 (Fort Wainwright, AK, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99702 becomes 20799 — and that is a real ZIP code: Capitol Heights, MD, 3,259 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09279, 09729, 20799, 20997, 27099, 27909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09279 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,488 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,568 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99702 and you would come out at 64.65°S, 32.95°E — 1,715 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 21h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 49m.
  • 📏 At 21.1 square miles of land, 99702 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,260This ZIP3,260
Households869This ZIP869
Housing units924This ZIP924
Median age22.4This ZIP22.4Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,640This ZIP$68,640Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,089This ZIP$2,089Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.0%This ZIP43.0%
Mean commute9.9 minThis ZIP9.9 min
Population density154.7 / sq miThis ZIP154.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees222This ZIP222
Annual payroll$15,646,000This ZIP$15,646,000
Tax returns filed1,460This ZIP1,460
Total adjusted gross income$71,735,000This ZIP$71,735,000

Land area

Land area21.07 sq miThis ZIP21.07 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 99702

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ZIP codes near 99702

ZIPCityDistance
99705 North Pole, AK 10.7 mi
99716 Two Rivers, AK 16.0 mi
99703 Fort Wainwright, AK 21.2 mi
99710 Fairbanks, AK 23.6 mi
99711 Fairbanks, AK 23.6 mi
99714 Salcha, AK 24.1 mi
99775 Fairbanks, AK 27.3 mi
99708 Fairbanks, AK 31.4 mi
99725 Ester, AK 32.3 mi
99709 Fairbanks, AK 36.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99702?

99702 is in Eielson Afb, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough, part of the Fairbanks-College, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 64.6512, -147.0453.

What county is 99702 in?

99702 lies in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

What area code is 99702?

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

What time zone is 99702 in?

99702 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99702?

About 3,260 people live in ZIP code 99702, in 869 households, at 154.7 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 99702?

$68,640 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99702?

The closest are 99705 (10.7 mi), 99716 (16 mi), 99703 (21.2 mi), 99710 (23.6 mi) and 99711 (23.6 mi).

Is 99702 a PO Box ZIP code?

99702 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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