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99712

ZIP 99712 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
12,477
Coordinates
65.0586, -145.9256
☼ Live from 99712 — Fairbanks, AK

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Where 99712 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99712
  • 🔢 Type 99712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 41. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99711 (Fairbanks, AK, 55 mi away) and 99714 (Salcha, AK, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99712 becomes 21799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12979, 12997, 17929, 27199, 27919, 71929, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27919 in Belvidere, NC, 3,384 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,546 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99712 and you would come out at 65.06°S, 34.07°E — 1,695 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 22h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 32m.
  • 📏 At 3,264.1 square miles of land, 99712 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 2,478 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,477This ZIP12,477
Households4,777This ZIP4,777
Housing units5,991This ZIP5,991
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$112,808This ZIP$112,808Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$320,100This ZIP$320,100Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,288This ZIP$1,288Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%This ZIP36.5%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments177This ZIP177
Employees1,569This ZIP1,569
Annual payroll$121,675,000This ZIP$121,675,000
Tax returns filed4,350This ZIP4,350
Total adjusted gross income$431,365,000This ZIP$431,365,000

Land area

Land area3,264.10 sq miThis ZIP3,264.10 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 99712

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 99712

ZIPCityDistance
99707 Fairbanks, AK 11.6 mi
99716 Two Rivers, AK 31.1 mi
99730 Central, AK 41.8 mi
99702 Eielson Afb, AK 43.3 mi
99705 North Pole, AK 44.0 mi
99714 Salcha, AK 50.1 mi
99703 Fort Wainwright, AK 52.0 mi
99710 Fairbanks, AK 54.6 mi
99711 Fairbanks, AK 54.6 mi
99708 Fairbanks, AK 56.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99712?

99712 is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough, part of the Fairbanks-College, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 65.0586, -145.9256.

What county is 99712 in?

99712 lies in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

What area code is 99712?

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

What time zone is 99712 in?

99712 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99712?

About 12,477 people live in ZIP code 99712, in 4,777 households, at 3.8 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 99712?

$112,808 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99712?

The closest are 99707 (11.6 mi), 99716 (31.1 mi), 99730 (41.8 mi), 99702 (43.3 mi) and 99705 (44 mi).

Is 99712 a PO Box ZIP code?

99712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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