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99730

ZIP 99730 is Central, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Yukon-Koyukuk
Metro area
none
Population
108
Coordinates
65.6490, -145.6148
☼ Live from 99730 — Central, AK

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Where 99730 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 99730
  • 🔢 Type 99730 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OELGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,730 = 2 × 5 × 9973. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99729 (Cantwell, AK, 180 mi away) and 99731 (Fort Greely, AK, 120 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99730 becomes 03799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07399, 07939, 37909, 39079, 39097, 73099, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39079 in Goodman, MS, 3,203 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,552 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99730 and you would come out at 65.65°S, 34.39°E — 1,702 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 23h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 05m.
  • 📏 At 6,470.1 square miles of land, 99730 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 4,912 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population108This ZIP108
Households68This ZIP68
Housing units229This ZIP229
Median age59.0This ZIP59.0Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$24,545This ZIP$24,545Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Population densityunder 0.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area6,470.12 sq miThis ZIP6,470.12 sq mi
Water area12.35 sq miThis ZIP12.35 sq mi

Other place names in 99730

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

ZIP codes near 99730

ZIPCityDistance
99707 Fairbanks, AK 38.7 mi
99733 Circle, AK 41.5 mi
99712 Fairbanks, AK 41.8 mi
99724 Beaver, AK 56.9 mi
99716 Two Rivers, AK 65.1 mi
99705 North Pole, AK 77.1 mi
99702 Eielson Afb, AK 80.5 mi
99708 Fairbanks, AK 80.9 mi
99703 Fort Wainwright, AK 80.9 mi
99710 Fairbanks, AK 82.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99730?

99730 is in Central, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Its published point location is 65.6490, -145.6148.

What county is 99730 in?

99730 lies in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

What area code is 99730?

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

What time zone is 99730 in?

99730 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99730?

About 108 people live in ZIP code 99730, in 68 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 99730?

$24,545 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99730?

The closest are 99707 (38.7 mi), 99733 (41.5 mi), 99712 (41.8 mi), 99724 (56.9 mi) and 99716 (65.1 mi).

Is 99730 a PO Box ZIP code?

99730 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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