99770
ZIP 99770 is Selawik, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- County
- Northwest Arctic
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 412
- Coordinates
- 66.6120, -160.0986
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Where 99770 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 99770 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,770 = 2 × 5 × 11 × 907. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010110111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99769 (Savoonga, AK, 363 mi away) and 99771 (Shaktoolik, AK, 159 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99770 becomes 07799 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eatontown, NJ, 3,593 miles away.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07799, 07979, 77099, 77990, 79079, 79097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77990 in Tivoli, TX, 3,695 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,960 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99770 and you would come out at 66.61°S, 19.90°E — 2,014 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: 2h 06m.
- 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 99770 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 412This ZIP412 |
|---|---|
| Households | 88This ZIP88 |
| Housing units | 130This ZIP130 |
| Median age | 17.9This ZIP17.9Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $52,500This ZIP$52,500Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $76,700This ZIP$76,700Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $633This ZIP$633Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.9%This ZIP2.9% |
| Mean commute | 5.9 minThis ZIP5.9 min |
| Population density | 38.9 / sq miThis ZIP38.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9This ZIP9 |
| Annual payroll | $160,000This ZIP$160,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 10.60 sq miThis ZIP10.60 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.04 sq miThis ZIP3.04 sq mi |
Other place names in 99770
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99770
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99749 | Kiana, AK | 27.0 mi |
99763 | Noorvik, AK | 29.5 mi |
99727 | Buckland, AK | 52.5 mi |
99752 | Kotzebue, AK | 55.1 mi |
99736 | Deering, AK | 82.9 mi |
99761 | Noatak, AK | 103.8 mi |
99753 | Koyuk, AK | 119.1 mi |
99739 | Elim, AK | 137.4 mi |
99765 | Nulato, AK | 141.5 mi |
99771 | Shaktoolik, AK | 159.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99770?
99770 is in Selawik, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough. Its published point location is 66.6120, -160.0986.
What county is 99770 in?
99770 lies in Northwest Arctic Borough.
What area code is 99770?
Selawik uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99770 in?
99770 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99770?
About 412 people live in ZIP code 99770, in 88 households, at 38.9 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 99770?
$52,500 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99770?
The closest are 99749 (27 mi), 99763 (29.5 mi), 99727 (52.5 mi), 99752 (55.1 mi) and 99736 (82.9 mi).
Is 99770 a PO Box ZIP code?
99770 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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