99738
ZIP 99738 is Eagle, Alaska, mostly in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks +1 more
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 125
- Coordinates
- 65.1496, -142.6544
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Where 99738 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 99738 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BELGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,738 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 1847. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010110011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99737 (Delta Junction, AK, 142 mi away) and 99739 (Elim, AK, 585 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99738 becomes 83799 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boise, ID, 1,801 miles away.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37998, 39897, 79839, 79938, 83799, 87939, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39897 in Whigham, GA, 3,389 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,460 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99738 and you would come out at 65.15°S, 37.35°E — 1,611 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 22h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 28m.
- 📏 At 10,065.6 square miles of land, 99738 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 7,642 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 125This ZIP125 |
|---|---|
| Households | 71This ZIP71 |
| Housing units | 206This ZIP206 |
| Median age | 67.1This ZIP67.1Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $40,750This ZIP$40,750Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $62,300This ZIP$62,300Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.2%This ZIP6.2% |
| Mean commute | 6.2 minThis ZIP6.2 min |
| Population density | under 0.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 10,065.63 sq miThis ZIP10,065.63 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 125.72 sq miThis ZIP125.72 sq mi |
Counties 99738 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 58.4% |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 41.6% |
Other place names in 99738
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99738
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99733 | Circle, AK | 62.6 mi |
99732 | Chicken, AK | 76.7 mi |
99730 | Central, AK | 91.9 mi |
99712 | Fairbanks, AK | 95.3 mi |
99706 | Fairbanks, AK | 99.1 mi |
99788 | Chalkyitsik, AK | 108.3 mi |
99780 | Tok, AK | 109.8 mi |
99776 | Tanacross, AK | 128.3 mi |
99737 | Delta Junction, AK | 142.0 mi |
99764 | Northway, AK | 172.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99738?
99738 is in Eagle, Alaska, in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. Its published point location is 65.1496, -142.6544.
What county is 99738 in?
99738 spans 2 counties: Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Most of it falls in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, 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 99738?
Eagle uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99738 in?
99738 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99738?
About 125 people live in ZIP code 99738, in 71 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 99738?
$40,750 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99738?
The closest are 99733 (62.6 mi), 99732 (76.7 mi), 99730 (91.9 mi), 99712 (95.3 mi) and 99706 (99.1 mi).
Is 99738 a PO Box ZIP code?
99738 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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