99736
ZIP 99736 is Deering, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- County
- Northwest Arctic
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 227
- Coordinates
- 66.0695, -162.7646
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Where 99736 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 99736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 13 × 137. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010110011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99734 (Prudhoe Bay, AK, 456 mi away) and 99737 (Delta Junction, AK, 544 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99736 becomes 63799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37699, 37996, 39769, 76939, 79369, 79936, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96379 in FPO AA, a military post office, 3,994 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,030 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99736 and you would come out at 66.07°S, 17.24°E — 1,941 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 42m.
- 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 99736 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 227This ZIP227 |
|---|---|
| Households | 58This ZIP58 |
| Housing units | 73This ZIP73 |
| Median age | 29.2This ZIP29.2Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $58,333This ZIP$58,333Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $110,900This ZIP$110,900Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $675This ZIP$675Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.3%This ZIP12.3% |
| Mean commute | 9.9 minThis ZIP9.9 min |
| Population density | 45.3 / sq miThis ZIP45.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 5.01 sq miThis ZIP5.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
Other place names in 99736
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99736
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99727 | Buckland, AK | 46.1 mi |
99763 | Noorvik, AK | 70.9 mi |
99739 | Elim, AK | 76.1 mi |
99770 | Selawik, AK | 82.9 mi |
99749 | Kiana, AK | 89.9 mi |
99753 | Koyuk, AK | 91.1 mi |
99752 | Kotzebue, AK | 94.6 mi |
99784 | White Mountain, AK | 97.6 mi |
99761 | Noatak, AK | 106.7 mi |
99762 | Nome, AK | 106.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99736?
99736 is in Deering, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough. Its published point location is 66.0695, -162.7646.
What county is 99736 in?
99736 lies in Northwest Arctic Borough.
What area code is 99736?
Deering uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99736 in?
99736 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99736?
About 227 people live in ZIP code 99736, in 58 households, at 45.3 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 99736?
$58,333 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99736?
The closest are 99727 (46.1 mi), 99763 (70.9 mi), 99739 (76.1 mi), 99770 (82.9 mi) and 99749 (89.9 mi).
Is 99736 a PO Box ZIP code?
99736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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