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Where 99783 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 99783 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,783 = 3 × 3 × 11087. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010111000111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99782 (Wainwright, AK, 405 mi away) and 99784 (White Mountain, AK, 150 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99783 becomes 38799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37998, 39897, 79839, 79938, 83799, 87939, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39897 in Whigham, GA, 4,116 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯3,179 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99783 and you would come out at 65.61°S, 11.93°E — 1,791 miles from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 23h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 3h 07m.
- 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 99783 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 238This ZIP238 |
|---|---|
| Households | 68This ZIP68 |
| Housing units | 94This ZIP94 |
| Median age | 21.5This ZIP21.5Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $37,188This ZIP$37,188Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $95,000This ZIP$95,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 5.4 minThis ZIP5.4 min |
| Population density | 106.3 / sq miThis ZIP106.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 20This ZIP20 |
| Annual payroll | $496,000This ZIP$496,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.24 sq miThis ZIP2.24 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
Other place names in 99783
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99783
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99785 | Brevig Mission, AK | 48.4 mi |
99778 | Teller, AK | 55.2 mi |
99772 | Shishmaref, AK | 63.4 mi |
99762 | Nome, AK | 115.9 mi |
99769 | Savoonga, AK | 151.5 mi |
99742 | Gambell, AK | 167.2 mi |
99750 | Kivalina, AK | 175.4 mi |
99766 | Point Hope, AK | 192.9 mi |
99581 | Emmonak, AK | 217.6 mi |
99554 | Alakanuk, AK | 225.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99783?
99783 is in Wales, Alaska, in Nome Census Area. Its published point location is 65.6132, -168.0683.
What county is 99783 in?
99783 lies in Nome Census Area.
What area code is 99783?
Wales uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99783 in?
99783 uses America/Nome.
How many people live in 99783?
About 238 people live in ZIP code 99783, in 68 households, at 106.3 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 99783?
$37,188 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99783?
The closest are 99785 (48.4 mi), 99778 (55.2 mi), 99772 (63.4 mi), 99762 (115.9 mi) and 99769 (151.5 mi).
Is 99783 a PO Box ZIP code?
99783 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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