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99747

ZIP 99747 is Kaktovik, Alaska, in North Slope Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
North Slope
Metro area
none
Population
124
Coordinates
70.1183, -143.6874
☼ Live from 99747 — Kaktovik, AK

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Where 99747 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99747
  • 🔢 Type 99747 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,747 = 3 × 3 × 11083. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99746 (Huslia, AK, 447 mi away) and 99748 (Kaltag, AK, 566 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99747 becomes 74799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47997, 49779, 49797, 77994, 79749, 79947, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77994 in Westhoff, TX, 3,344 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,634 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99747 and you would come out at 70.12°S, 36.31°E — 1,809 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 6.0 square miles of land, 99747 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population124This ZIP124
Households32This ZIP32
Housing units40This ZIP40
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,750This ZIP$93,750Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$97,100This ZIP$97,100Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute3.6 minThis ZIP3.6 min
Population density20.7 / sq miThis ZIP20.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$954,000This ZIP$954,000

Land area

Land area5.99 sq miThis ZIP5.99 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Other place names in 99747

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ZIP codes near 99747

ZIPCityDistance
99722 Arctic Village, AK 141.4 mi
99740 Fort Yukon, AK 173.2 mi
99781 Venetie, AK 192.5 mi
99788 Chalkyitsik, AK 239.9 mi
99724 Beaver, AK 274.3 mi
99733 Circle, AK 299.3 mi
99730 Central, AK 312.8 mi
99790 Fairbanks, AK 341.8 mi
99738 Eagle, AK 344.4 mi
99707 Fairbanks, AK 349.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99747?

99747 is in Kaktovik, Alaska, in North Slope Borough. Its published point location is 70.1183, -143.6874.

What county is 99747 in?

99747 lies in North Slope Borough.

What area code is 99747?

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

What time zone is 99747 in?

99747 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99747?

About 124 people live in ZIP code 99747, in 32 households, at 20.7 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 99747?

$93,750 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99747?

The closest are 99722 (141.4 mi), 99740 (173.2 mi), 99781 (192.5 mi), 99788 (239.9 mi) and 99724 (274.3 mi).

Is 99747 a PO Box ZIP code?

99747 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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