99761
ZIP 99761 is Noatak, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- County
- Northwest Arctic
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 786
- Coordinates
- 67.6110, -162.9832
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Where 99761 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 99761 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 99761 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010110110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99760 (Nenana, AK, 445 mi away) and 99762 (Nome, AK, 204 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99761 becomes 16799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17699, 19967, 61799, 71969, 76199, 79916, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96917 in Inarajan, GU, 4,418 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,044 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99761 and you would come out at 67.61°S, 17.02°E — 1,935 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 15.8 square miles of land, 99761 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 786This ZIP786 |
|---|---|
| Households | 178This ZIP178 |
| Housing units | 199This ZIP199 |
| Median age | 24.9This ZIP24.9Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $83,750This ZIP$83,750Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $168,800This ZIP$168,800Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,063This ZIP$1,063Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.6%This ZIP4.6% |
| Mean commute | 6.3 minThis ZIP6.3 min |
| Population density | 49.7 / sq miThis ZIP49.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 15.81 sq miThis ZIP15.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
Other place names in 99761
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99761
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99750 | Kivalina, AK | 40.5 mi |
99752 | Kotzebue, AK | 52.7 mi |
99763 | Noorvik, AK | 75.2 mi |
99749 | Kiana, AK | 80.8 mi |
99766 | Point Hope, AK | 90.0 mi |
99770 | Selawik, AK | 103.8 mi |
99736 | Deering, AK | 106.7 mi |
99727 | Buckland, AK | 123.5 mi |
99772 | Shishmaref, AK | 146.0 mi |
99759 | Point Lay, AK | 146.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99761?
99761 is in Noatak, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough. Its published point location is 67.6110, -162.9832.
What county is 99761 in?
99761 lies in Northwest Arctic Borough.
What area code is 99761?
Noatak uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99761 in?
99761 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99761?
About 786 people live in ZIP code 99761, in 178 households, at 49.7 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 99761?
$83,750 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99761?
The closest are 99750 (40.5 mi), 99752 (52.7 mi), 99763 (75.2 mi), 99749 (80.8 mi) and 99766 (90 mi).
Is 99761 a PO Box ZIP code?
99761 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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