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99782

ZIP 99782 is Wainwright, Alaska, in North Slope Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
North Slope
Metro area
none
Population
718
Coordinates
70.6475, -159.9393
☼ Live from 99782 — Wainwright, AK

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Where 99782 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99782
  • 🔢 Type 99782 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,782 = 2 × 49891. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010111000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99781 (Venetie, AK, 406 mi away) and 99783 (Wales, AK, 405 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99782 becomes 28799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (78299, 79928, 92879, 97298, 98279, 98297, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78299 in San Antonio, TX, 3,663 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯3,000 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99782 and you would come out at 70.65°S, 20.06°E — 2,020 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: 0h 00m.
  • 📏 At 10.3 square miles of land, 99782 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population718This ZIP718
Households194This ZIP194
Housing units206This ZIP206
Median age28.4This ZIP28.4Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,750This ZIP$93,750Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$117,000This ZIP$117,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$833This ZIP$833Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%This ZIP5.6%
Mean commute6.0 minThis ZIP6.0 min
Population density69.6 / sq miThis ZIP69.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area10.31 sq miThis ZIP10.31 sq mi
Water area4.17 sq miThis ZIP4.17 sq mi

Other place names in 99782

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

ZIP codes near 99782

ZIPCityDistance
99791 Atqasuk, AK 61.2 mi
99723 Barrow, AK 83.5 mi
99759 Point Lay, AK 92.5 mi
99761 Noatak, AK 222.7 mi
99752 Kotzebue, AK 234.2 mi
99786 Ambler, AK 251.6 mi
99749 Kiana, AK 253.7 mi
99763 Noorvik, AK 265.4 mi
99751 Kobuk, AK 268.5 mi
99773 Shungnak, AK 268.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99782?

99782 is in Wainwright, Alaska, in North Slope Borough. Its published point location is 70.6475, -159.9393.

What county is 99782 in?

99782 lies in North Slope Borough.

What area code is 99782?

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

What time zone is 99782 in?

99782 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99782?

About 718 people live in ZIP code 99782, in 194 households, at 69.6 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 99782?

$93,750 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99782?

The closest are 99791 (61.2 mi), 99723 (83.5 mi), 99759 (92.5 mi), 99761 (222.7 mi) and 99752 (234.2 mi).

Is 99782 a PO Box ZIP code?

99782 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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