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99772

ZIP 99772 is Shishmaref, Alaska, in Nome Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Nome
County
Nome
Metro area
none
Population
466
Coordinates
65.8397, -165.9041
☼ Live from 99772 — Shishmaref, AK

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Where 99772 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99772
  • 🔢 Type 99772 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,772 = 2 × 2 × 24943. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010110111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99771 (Shaktoolik, AK, 171 mi away) and 99773 (Shungnak, AK, 252 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99772 becomes 27799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27979, 77299, 79927, 99727). The farthest-flung twin is 27979 in Sunbury, NC, 3,933 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,118 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99772 and you would come out at 65.84°S, 14.10°E — 1,853 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 55m.
  • 📏 At 3,978.1 square miles of land, 99772 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 3,020 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population466This ZIP466
Households111This ZIP111
Housing units211This ZIP211
Median age33.0This ZIP33.0Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,458This ZIP$61,458Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$109,400This ZIP$109,400Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%This ZIP7.1%
Mean commute4.4 minThis ZIP4.4 min
Population density0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees98This ZIP98
Annual payroll$2,357,000This ZIP$2,357,000

Land area

Land area3,978.13 sq miThis ZIP3,978.13 sq mi
Water area327.91 sq miThis ZIP327.91 sq mi

Other place names in 99772

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ZIP codes near 99772

ZIPCityDistance
99785 Brevig Mission, AK 38.4 mi
99778 Teller, AK 42.6 mi
99783 Wales, AK 63.4 mi
99762 Nome, AK 84.1 mi
99736 Deering, AK 89.8 mi
99739 Elim, AK 107.0 mi
99784 White Mountain, AK 107.7 mi
99750 Kivalina, AK 135.7 mi
99761 Noatak, AK 146.0 mi
99766 Point Hope, AK 168.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99772?

99772 is in Shishmaref, Alaska, in Nome Census Area. Its published point location is 65.8397, -165.9041.

What county is 99772 in?

99772 lies in Nome Census Area.

What area code is 99772?

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

What time zone is 99772 in?

99772 uses America/Nome.

How many people live in 99772?

About 466 people live in ZIP code 99772, in 111 households, at 0.1 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 99772?

$61,458 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99772?

The closest are 99785 (38.4 mi), 99778 (42.6 mi), 99783 (63.4 mi), 99762 (84.1 mi) and 99736 (89.8 mi).

Is 99772 a PO Box ZIP code?

99772 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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