99727
ZIP 99727 is Buckland, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- County
- Northwest Arctic
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 533
- Coordinates
- 65.9772, -161.1386
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Where 99727 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 99727 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,727 = 31 × 3217. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010110001111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99726 (Bettles Field, AK, 274 mi away) and 99729 (Cantwell, AK, 432 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99727 becomes 72799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27979, 77299, 79927, 99772). The farthest-flung twin is 27979 in Sunbury, NC, 3,801 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,984 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99727 and you would come out at 65.98°S, 18.86°E — 1,987 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 24h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 2h 48m.
- 📏 At 0.409 square miles of land, 99727 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 198 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 533This ZIP533 |
|---|---|
| Households | 141This ZIP141 |
| Housing units | 153This ZIP153 |
| Median age | 23.6This ZIP23.6Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $58,990This ZIP$58,990Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $86,700This ZIP$86,700Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,075This ZIP$1,075Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.0%This ZIP2.0% |
| Mean commute | 3.5 minThis ZIP3.5 min |
| Population density | 1,303.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,303.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
Other place names in 99727
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99727
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99736 | Deering, AK | 46.1 mi |
99770 | Selawik, AK | 52.5 mi |
99763 | Noorvik, AK | 58.8 mi |
99753 | Koyuk, AK | 71.7 mi |
99749 | Kiana, AK | 72.0 mi |
99739 | Elim, AK | 84.9 mi |
99752 | Kotzebue, AK | 90.5 mi |
99784 | White Mountain, AK | 110.8 mi |
99771 | Shaktoolik, AK | 112.0 mi |
99761 | Noatak, AK | 123.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99727?
99727 is in Buckland, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough. Its published point location is 65.9772, -161.1386.
What county is 99727 in?
99727 lies in Northwest Arctic Borough.
What area code is 99727?
Buckland uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99727 in?
99727 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99727?
About 533 people live in ZIP code 99727, in 141 households, at 1,303.2 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 99727?
$58,990 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99727?
The closest are 99736 (46.1 mi), 99770 (52.5 mi), 99763 (58.8 mi), 99753 (71.7 mi) and 99749 (72 mi).
Is 99727 a PO Box ZIP code?
99727 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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