99759
ZIP 99759 is Point Lay, Alaska, in North Slope Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- County
- North Slope
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 390
- Coordinates
- 69.7371, -162.8350
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Where 99759 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 99759 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,759 = 3 × 11 × 3023. Its digits add up to 39, a total 25 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010110101111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99758 (Minto, AK, 475 mi away) and 99760 (Nenana, AK, 518 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99759 becomes 95799 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Sacramento, CA, 2,623 miles away.
- 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (79995, 95799, 95979, 99579). The farthest-flung twin is 79995 in El Paso, TX, 3,389 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,057 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99759 and you would come out at 69.74°S, 17.16°E — 1,947 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 24h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 0h 00m.
- 📏 At 25.7 square miles of land, 99759 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 390This ZIP390 |
|---|---|
| Households | 83This ZIP83 |
| Housing units | 102This ZIP102 |
| Median age | 16.5This ZIP16.5Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $104,063This ZIP$104,063Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $119,100This ZIP$119,100Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,042This ZIP$1,042Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.2%This ZIP10.2% |
| Mean commute | 6.3 minThis ZIP6.3 min |
| Population density | 15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 25.73 sq miThis ZIP25.73 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi |
Other place names in 99759
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99759
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99782 | Wainwright, AK | 92.5 mi |
99766 | Point Hope, AK | 126.9 mi |
99750 | Kivalina, AK | 145.2 mi |
99761 | Noatak, AK | 146.9 mi |
99752 | Kotzebue, AK | 174.4 mi |
99749 | Kiana, AK | 200.1 mi |
99763 | Noorvik, AK | 206.3 mi |
99770 | Selawik, AK | 227.0 mi |
99736 | Deering, AK | 253.4 mi |
99727 | Buckland, AK | 263.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99759?
99759 is in Point Lay, Alaska, in North Slope Borough. Its published point location is 69.7371, -162.8350.
What county is 99759 in?
99759 lies in North Slope Borough.
What area code is 99759?
Point Lay uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99759 in?
99759 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99759?
About 390 people live in ZIP code 99759, in 83 households, at 15.2 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 99759?
$104,063 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99759?
The closest are 99782 (92.5 mi), 99766 (126.9 mi), 99750 (145.2 mi), 99761 (146.9 mi) and 99752 (174.4 mi).
Is 99759 a PO Box ZIP code?
99759 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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