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99740

ZIP 99740 is Fort Yukon, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Yukon-Koyukuk
Metro area
none
Population
656
Coordinates
67.6365, -144.6805
☼ Live from 99740 — Fort Yukon, AK

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Where 99740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99740
  • 🔢 Type 99740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 4987. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99739 (Elim, AK, 534 mi away) and 99741 (Galena, AK, 394 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99740 becomes 04799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04979, 09497, 09749, 40979, 40997, 47909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09749 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,902 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,581 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99740 and you would come out at 67.64°S, 35.32°E — 1,740 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 24h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 0h 00m.
  • 📏 At 8,050.5 square miles of land, 99740 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 6,112 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population656This ZIP656
Households335This ZIP335
Housing units453This ZIP453
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$42,022This ZIP$42,022Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$168,200This ZIP$168,200Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$810This ZIP$810Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute7.7 minThis ZIP7.7 min
Population density0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$1,449,000This ZIP$1,449,000

Land area

Land area8,050.54 sq miThis ZIP8,050.54 sq mi
Water area178.07 sq miThis ZIP178.07 sq mi

Other place names in 99740

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ZIP codes near 99740

ZIPCityDistance
99781 Venetie, AK 38.4 mi
99722 Arctic Village, AK 41.1 mi
99788 Chalkyitsik, AK 72.5 mi
99724 Beaver, AK 107.5 mi
99733 Circle, AK 128.2 mi
99730 Central, AK 139.7 mi
99747 Kaktovik, AK 173.2 mi
99707 Fairbanks, AK 176.9 mi
99738 Eagle, AK 180.7 mi
99712 Fairbanks, AK 181.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99740?

99740 is in Fort Yukon, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Its published point location is 67.6365, -144.6805.

What county is 99740 in?

99740 lies in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

What area code is 99740?

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

What time zone is 99740 in?

99740 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99740?

About 656 people live in ZIP code 99740, in 335 households, at 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 99740?

$42,022 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99740?

The closest are 99781 (38.4 mi), 99722 (41.1 mi), 99788 (72.5 mi), 99724 (107.5 mi) and 99733 (128.2 mi).

Is 99740 a PO Box ZIP code?

99740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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