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Where 99762 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 99762 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,762 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 1279. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010110110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99761 (Noatak, AK, 204 mi away) and 99763 (Noorvik, AK, 177 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 99762 becomes 26799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27699, 27969, 29679, 29697, 62979, 62997, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96927 in Mongmong, GU, 4,264 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,081 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99762 and you would come out at 64.74°S, 15.35°E — 1,890 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 21h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 45m.
- 📏 At 1,710.7 square miles of land, 99762 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,299 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 4,156This ZIP4,156 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,322This ZIP1,322 |
| Housing units | 1,919This ZIP1,919 |
| Median age | 31.3This ZIP31.3Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $113,558This ZIP$113,558Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $353,800This ZIP$353,800Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,634This ZIP$1,634Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.9%This ZIP21.9% |
| Mean commute | 7.3 minThis ZIP7.3 min |
| Population density | 2.4 / sq miThis ZIP2.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 117This ZIP117 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,596This ZIP1,596 |
| Annual payroll | $160,046,000This ZIP$160,046,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1,710.68 sq miThis ZIP1,710.68 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 5.51 sq miThis ZIP5.51 sq mi |
Other place names in 99762
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99762
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99784 | White Mountain, AK | 37.1 mi |
99739 | Elim, AK | 55.9 mi |
99778 | Teller, AK | 60.9 mi |
99785 | Brevig Mission, AK | 68.3 mi |
99772 | Shishmaref, AK | 84.1 mi |
99736 | Deering, AK | 106.7 mi |
99671 | Stebbins, AK | 113.5 mi |
99659 | Saint Michael, AK | 116.7 mi |
99620 | Kotlik, AK | 123.0 mi |
99581 | Emmonak, AK | 132.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99762?
99762 is in Nome, Alaska, in Nome Census Area. Its published point location is 64.7398, -164.6543.
What county is 99762 in?
99762 lies in Nome Census Area.
What area code is 99762?
Nome uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99762 in?
99762 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99762?
About 4,156 people live in ZIP code 99762, in 1,322 households, at 2.4 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 99762?
$113,558 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99762?
The closest are 99784 (37.1 mi), 99739 (55.9 mi), 99778 (60.9 mi), 99785 (68.3 mi) and 99772 (84.1 mi).
Is 99762 a PO Box ZIP code?
99762 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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