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99771

ZIP 99771 is Shaktoolik, Alaska, in Nome Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
Nome
Metro area
none
Population
283
Coordinates
64.3561, -161.1965
☼ Live from 99771 — Shaktoolik, AK

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Where 99771 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99771
  • 🔢 Type 99771 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,771 = 3 × 7 × 4751. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99770 (Selawik, AK, 159 mi away) and 99772 (Shishmaref, AK, 171 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99771 becomes 17799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17979, 19977, 77991, 79719, 79917, 91977, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19977 in Smyrna, DE, 3,689 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,977 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99771 and you would come out at 64.36°S, 18.80°E — 1,995 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 21h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 4h 00m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 99771 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 509 football fields.
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People and housing

Population283This ZIP283
Households67This ZIP67
Housing units82This ZIP82
Median age27.3This ZIP27.3Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,417This ZIP$80,417Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$92,100This ZIP$92,100Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.7%This ZIP4.7%
Mean commute3.2 minThis ZIP3.2 min
Population density269.3 / sq miThis ZIP269.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$1,317,000This ZIP$1,317,000

Land area

Land area1.05 sq miThis ZIP1.05 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 99771

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

ZIP codes near 99771

ZIPCityDistance
99684 Unalakleet, AK 35.7 mi
99753 Koyuk, AK 40.4 mi
99739 Elim, AK 64.1 mi
99659 Saint Michael, AK 68.3 mi
99671 Stebbins, AK 69.0 mi
99784 White Mountain, AK 69.4 mi
99590 Grayling, AK 106.2 mi
99727 Buckland, AK 112.0 mi
99620 Kotlik, AK 116.3 mi
99558 Anvik, AK 123.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99771?

99771 is in Shaktoolik, Alaska, in Nome Census Area. Its published point location is 64.3561, -161.1965.

What county is 99771 in?

99771 lies in Nome Census Area.

What area code is 99771?

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

What time zone is 99771 in?

99771 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99771?

About 283 people live in ZIP code 99771, in 67 households, at 269.3 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 99771?

$80,417 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99771?

The closest are 99684 (35.7 mi), 99753 (40.4 mi), 99739 (64.1 mi), 99659 (68.3 mi) and 99671 (69 mi).

Is 99771 a PO Box ZIP code?

99771 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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