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99709

ZIP 99709 is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough; area code 907; Alaska time. Fairbanks has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Population
29,551
Coordinates
64.8774, -148.1486
☼ Live from 99709 — Fairbanks, AK

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Where 99709 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99709
  • 🔢 Type 99709 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 99709 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99708 (Fairbanks, AK, 10 mi away) and 99710 (Fairbanks, AK, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99709 becomes 90799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07999, 79990, 97909, 99790). The farthest-flung twin is 07999 in Whippany, NJ, 3,241 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,604 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99709 and you would come out at 64.88°S, 31.85°E — 1,751 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 21h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 40m.
  • 📏 At 510.2 square miles of land, 99709 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 387 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,551This ZIP29,551
Households12,509This ZIP12,509
Housing units14,175This ZIP14,175
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$86,294This ZIP$86,294Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$304,800This ZIP$304,800Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,337This ZIP$1,337Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%This ZIP43.3%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density57.9 / sq miThis ZIP57.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments739This ZIP739
Employees5,986This ZIP5,986
Annual payroll$372,882,000This ZIP$372,882,000
Tax returns filed11,010This ZIP11,010
Total adjusted gross income$1,068,985,000This ZIP$1,068,985,000

Land area

Land area510.24 sq miThis ZIP510.24 sq mi
Water area13.35 sq miThis ZIP13.35 sq mi

Other place names in 99709

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ZIP codes near 99709

ZIPCityDistance
99725 Ester, AK 3.8 mi
99775 Fairbanks, AK 9.3 mi
99708 Fairbanks, AK 9.8 mi
99710 Fairbanks, AK 13.0 mi
99711 Fairbanks, AK 13.0 mi
99703 Fort Wainwright, AK 15.7 mi
99705 North Pole, AK 26.9 mi
99702 Eielson Afb, AK 36.1 mi
99790 Fairbanks, AK 40.2 mi
99758 Minto, AK 40.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99709?

99709 is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough, part of the Fairbanks-College, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 64.8774, -148.1486.

What county is 99709 in?

99709 lies in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

What area code is 99709?

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

What time zone is 99709 in?

99709 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99709?

About 29,551 people live in ZIP code 99709, in 12,509 households, at 57.9 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 99709?

$86,294 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99709?

The closest are 99725 (3.8 mi), 99775 (9.3 mi), 99708 (9.8 mi), 99710 (13 mi) and 99711 (13 mi).

Is 99709 a PO Box ZIP code?

99709 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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