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Where 99778 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 99778 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,778 = 2 × 7 × 7127. Its digits add up to 40, a total 17 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010111000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99777 (Tanana, AK, 413 mi away) and 99780 (Tok, AK, 744 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99778 becomes 87799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (77989, 78799, 79789, 79978). The farthest-flung twin is 77989 in Thomaston, TX, 3,816 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,131 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99778 and you would come out at 65.25°S, 13.65°E — 1,840 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 22h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 24m.
- 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 99778 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 255This ZIP255 |
|---|---|
| Households | 85This ZIP85 |
| Housing units | 102This ZIP102 |
| Median age | 31.3This ZIP31.3Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $54,375This ZIP$54,375Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $38,100This ZIP$38,100Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,063This ZIP$1,063Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 5.7%This ZIP5.7% |
| Mean commute | 6.0 minThis ZIP6.0 min |
| Population density | 170.7 / sq miThis ZIP170.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 43This ZIP43 |
| Annual payroll | $1,273,000This ZIP$1,273,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.49 sq miThis ZIP1.49 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi |
Other place names in 99778
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99778
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99785 | Brevig Mission, AK | 7.7 mi |
99772 | Shishmaref, AK | 42.6 mi |
99783 | Wales, AK | 55.2 mi |
99762 | Nome, AK | 60.9 mi |
99784 | White Mountain, AK | 94.7 mi |
99581 | Emmonak, AK | 175.1 mi |
99620 | Kotlik, AK | 175.4 mi |
99750 | Kivalina, AK | 178.2 mi |
99554 | Alakanuk, AK | 183.0 mi |
99666 | Nunam Iqua, AK | 197.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99778?
99778 is in Teller, Alaska, in Nome Census Area. Its published point location is 65.2524, -166.3521.
What county is 99778 in?
99778 lies in Nome Census Area.
What area code is 99778?
Teller uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99778 in?
99778 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99778?
About 255 people live in ZIP code 99778, in 85 households, at 170.7 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 99778?
$54,375 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99778?
The closest are 99785 (7.7 mi), 99772 (42.6 mi), 99783 (55.2 mi), 99762 (60.9 mi) and 99784 (94.7 mi).
Is 99778 a PO Box ZIP code?
99778 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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