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99748

ZIP 99748 is Kaltag, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Yukon-Koyukuk
Metro area
none
Population
68
Coordinates
64.3141, -158.7788
☼ Live from 99748 — Kaltag, AK

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Where 99748 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99748
  • 🔢 Type 99748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,748 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 2267. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99747 (Kaktovik, AK, 566 mi away) and 99749 (Kiana, AK, 190 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99748 becomes 84799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47989, 49879, 78949, 79849, 79948, 87499, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78949 in Muldoon, TX, 3,537 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,905 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99748 and you would come out at 64.31°S, 21.22°E — 2,049 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 21h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 4h 01m.
  • 📏 At 23.1 square miles of land, 99748 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population68This ZIP68
Households42This ZIP42
Housing units68This ZIP68
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,125This ZIP$68,125Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute6.0 minThis ZIP6.0 min
Population density2.9 / sq miThis ZIP2.9 / sq mi

Land area

Land area23.10 sq miThis ZIP23.10 sq mi
Water area4.45 sq miThis ZIP4.45 sq mi

Other place names in 99748

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

ZIP codes near 99748

ZIPCityDistance
99765 Nulato, AK 34.6 mi
99684 Unalakleet, AK 45.7 mi
99754 Koyukuk, AK 51.8 mi
96510 APO AA, AA 62.0 mi
99741 Galena, AK 63.8 mi
99590 Grayling, AK 106.2 mi
99665 Shageluk, AK 114.6 mi
99746 Huslia, AK 119.1 mi
99675 Takotna, AK 124.3 mi
99558 Anvik, AK 124.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99748?

99748 is in Kaltag, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Its published point location is 64.3141, -158.7788.

What county is 99748 in?

99748 lies in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

What area code is 99748?

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

What time zone is 99748 in?

99748 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99748?

About 68 people live in ZIP code 99748, in 42 households, at 2.9 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 99748?

$68,125 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99748?

The closest are 99765 (34.6 mi), 99684 (45.7 mi), 99754 (51.8 mi), 96510 (62 mi) and 99741 (63.8 mi).

Is 99748 a PO Box ZIP code?

99748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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