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99741

ZIP 99741 is Galena, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Yukon-Koyukuk
Metro area
none
Population
611
Coordinates
64.7414, -156.8734
☼ Live from 99741 — Galena, AK

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Where 99741 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 99741
  • 🔢 Type 99741 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,741 = 3 × 33247. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99740 (Fort Yukon, AK, 394 mi away) and 99742 (Gambell, AK, 449 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99741 becomes 14799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17949, 19947, 47199, 47991, 49719, 49791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19947 in Georgetown, DE, 3,599 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,852 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99741 and you would come out at 64.74°S, 23.13°E — 1,997 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 21h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 45m.
  • 📏 At 17.8 square miles of land, 99741 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population611This ZIP611
Households295This ZIP295
Housing units363This ZIP363
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$87,875This ZIP$87,875Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$107,000This ZIP$107,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,199This ZIP$1,199Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%This ZIP37.3%
Mean commute11.7 minThis ZIP11.7 min
Population density34.4 / sq miThis ZIP34.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$2,405,000This ZIP$2,405,000

Land area

Land area17.76 sq miThis ZIP17.76 sq mi
Water area6.75 sq miThis ZIP6.75 sq mi

Other place names in 99741

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

ZIP codes near 99741

ZIPCityDistance
96510 APO AA, AA 1.9 mi
99754 Koyukuk, AK 26.5 mi
99765 Nulato, AK 37.1 mi
99748 Kaltag, AK 63.8 mi
99746 Huslia, AK 67.8 mi
99627 Mc Grath, AK 107.6 mi
99745 Hughes, AK 118.1 mi
99675 Takotna, AK 123.8 mi
99773 Shungnak, AK 148.4 mi
99751 Kobuk, AK 150.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99741?

99741 is in Galena, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Its published point location is 64.7414, -156.8734.

What county is 99741 in?

99741 lies in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

What area code is 99741?

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

What time zone is 99741 in?

99741 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99741?

About 611 people live in ZIP code 99741, in 295 households, at 34.4 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 99741?

$87,875 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99741?

The closest are 96510 (1.9 mi), 99754 (26.5 mi), 99765 (37.1 mi), 99748 (63.8 mi) and 99746 (67.8 mi).

Is 99741 a PO Box ZIP code?

99741 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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