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99768

ZIP 99768 is Ruby, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Yukon-Koyukuk
Metro area
none
Population
237
Coordinates
65.2605, -153.5674
☼ Live from 99768 — Ruby, AK

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Where 99768 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99768
  • 🔢 Type 99768 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,768 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 4157. Its digits add up to 39, a total 25 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99767 (Rampart, AK, 100 mi away) and 99769 (Savoonga, AK, 514 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99768 becomes 86799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68979, 79698, 79968, 96789, 97869, 99678, …). The farthest-flung twin is 79698 in Abilene, TX, 3,171 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,763 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99768 and you would come out at 65.26°S, 26.43°E — 1,910 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 22h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 23m.
  • 📏 At 8,009.6 square miles of land, 99768 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 6,081 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population237This ZIP237
Households112This ZIP112
Housing units215This ZIP215
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median home value$205,000This ZIP$205,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%This ZIP8.7%
Mean commute10.7 minThis ZIP10.7 min
Population densityunder 0.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$340,000This ZIP$340,000

Land area

Land area8,009.62 sq miThis ZIP8,009.62 sq mi
Water area120.13 sq miThis ZIP120.13 sq mi

Other place names in 99768

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

ZIP codes near 99768

ZIPCityDistance
99777 Tanana, AK 44.1 mi
99745 Hughes, AK 57.8 mi
99756 Manley Hot Springs, AK 78.9 mi
99746 Huslia, AK 85.0 mi
99720 Allakaket, AK 92.8 mi
99767 Rampart, AK 99.6 mi
99741 Galena, AK 103.0 mi
96510 APO AA, AA 104.8 mi
99757 Lake Minchumina, AK 106.8 mi
99726 Bettles Field, AK 119.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99768?

99768 is in Ruby, Alaska, in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. Its published point location is 65.2605, -153.5674.

What county is 99768 in?

99768 lies in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

What area code is 99768?

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

What time zone is 99768 in?

99768 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99768?

About 237 people live in ZIP code 99768, in 112 households, at under 0.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 99768?

The closest are 99777 (44.1 mi), 99745 (57.8 mi), 99756 (78.9 mi), 99746 (85 mi) and 99720 (92.8 mi).

Is 99768 a PO Box ZIP code?

99768 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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