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Where 99769 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 99769 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,769 = 19 × 59 × 89. Its digits add up to 40, a total 17 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010110111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99768 (Ruby, AK, 514 mi away) and 99770 (Selawik, AK, 363 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99769 becomes 96799 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pago Pago, AS, 5,390 miles away.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (79699, 79996, 96799, 99679, 99697). The farthest-flung twin is 96799 in Pago Pago, AS, 5,390 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,259 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99769 and you would come out at 63.68°S, 9.52°E — 1,717 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 20h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 4h 22m.
- 📏 At 5.9 square miles of land, 99769 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.5 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 868This ZIP868 |
|---|---|
| Households | 144This ZIP144 |
| Housing units | 171This ZIP171 |
| Median age | 31.6This ZIP31.6Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $53,750This ZIP$53,750Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $100,000This ZIP$100,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.3%This ZIP2.3% |
| Mean commute | 7.9 minThis ZIP7.9 min |
| Population density | 147.8 / sq miThis ZIP147.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 5.87 sq miThis ZIP5.87 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 99769
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99769
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99742 | Gambell, AK | 37.2 mi |
99783 | Wales, AK | 151.5 mi |
99778 | Teller, AK | 164.1 mi |
99785 | Brevig Mission, AK | 164.8 mi |
99666 | Nunam Iqua, AK | 187.7 mi |
99662 | Scammon Bay, AK | 200.2 mi |
99772 | Shishmaref, AK | 201.1 mi |
99604 | Hooper Bay, AK | 204.4 mi |
99563 | Chevak, AK | 219.4 mi |
99630 | Mekoryuk, AK | 266.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99769?
99769 is in Savoonga, Alaska, in Nome Census Area. Its published point location is 63.6797, -170.4833.
What county is 99769 in?
99769 lies in Nome Census Area.
What area code is 99769?
Savoonga uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99769 in?
99769 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99769?
About 868 people live in ZIP code 99769, in 144 households, at 147.8 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 99769?
$53,750 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99769?
The closest are 99742 (37.2 mi), 99783 (151.5 mi), 99778 (164.1 mi), 99785 (164.8 mi) and 99666 (187.7 mi).
Is 99769 a PO Box ZIP code?
99769 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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