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99729

ZIP 99729 is Cantwell, Alaska, mostly in Matanuska-Susitna Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Matanuska-Susitna +1 more
Metro area
Anchorage, AK
Population
128
Coordinates
63.2440, -147.9781
☼ Live from 99729 — Cantwell, AK

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Where 99729 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 99729
  • 🔢 Type 99729 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,729 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 1583. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99727 (Buckland, AK, 432 mi away) and 99730 (Central, AK, 180 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99729 becomes 92799 — and that is a real ZIP code: Santa Ana, CA, 2,414 miles away.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (79929, 92799, 99927). The farthest-flung twin is 79929 in El Paso, TX, 2,830 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 99729 and you would come out at 63.24°S, 32.02°E — 1,712 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 20h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 4h 35m.
  • 📏 At 2,947.7 square miles of land, 99729 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 2,238 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population128This ZIP128
Households87This ZIP87
Housing units232This ZIP232
Median age65.0This ZIP65.0Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$43,438This ZIP$43,438Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$256,300This ZIP$256,300Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population densityunder 0.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$1,289,000This ZIP$1,289,000

Land area

Land area2,947.73 sq miThis ZIP2,947.73 sq mi
Water area32.03 sq miThis ZIP32.03 sq mi

Counties 99729 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 89.4%
Denali Borough 10.6%

Other place names in 99729

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

ZIP codes near 99729

ZIPCityDistance
99588 Glennallen, AK 54.2 mi
99731 Fort Greely, AK 67.8 mi
99714 Salcha, AK 90.1 mi
99702 Eielson Afb, AK 101.3 mi
99705 North Pole, AK 107.9 mi
99710 Fairbanks, AK 110.4 mi
99711 Fairbanks, AK 110.4 mi
99703 Fort Wainwright, AK 110.4 mi
99775 Fairbanks, AK 111.6 mi
99725 Ester, AK 111.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99729?

99729 is in Cantwell, Alaska, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, part of the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 63.2440, -147.9781.

What county is 99729 in?

99729 spans 2 counties: Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Denali Borough. Most of it falls in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 99729?

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

What time zone is 99729 in?

99729 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99729?

About 128 people live in ZIP code 99729, in 87 households, at under 0.1 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 99729?

$43,438 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99729?

The closest are 99588 (54.2 mi), 99731 (67.8 mi), 99714 (90.1 mi), 99702 (101.3 mi) and 99705 (107.9 mi).

Is 99729 a PO Box ZIP code?

99729 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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