99786
ZIP 99786 is Ambler, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- County
- Northwest Arctic
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 182
- Coordinates
- 67.0809, -157.9056
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Where 99786 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 99786 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 99,786 = 2 × 3 × 16631. Its digits add up to 39, a total 25 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010111001010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99785 (Brevig Mission, AK, 268 mi away) and 99788 (Chalkyitsik, AK, 384 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 99786 becomes 68799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68979, 79698, 79968, 96789, 97869, 99678, …). The farthest-flung twin is 79698 in Abilene, TX, 3,324 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯2,906 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99786 and you would come out at 67.08°S, 22.09°E — 2,056 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 24h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 1h 20m.
- 📏 At 10.3 square miles of land, 99786 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 182This ZIP182 |
|---|---|
| Households | 74This ZIP74 |
| Housing units | 106This ZIP106 |
| Median age | 33.3This ZIP33.3Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $40,556This ZIP$40,556Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $96,900This ZIP$96,900Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.5%This ZIP3.5% |
| Mean commute | 3.3 minThis ZIP3.3 min |
| Population density | 17.6 / sq miThis ZIP17.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 10.33 sq miThis ZIP10.33 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.52 sq miThis ZIP1.52 sq mi |
Other place names in 99786
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99786
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99773 | Shungnak, AK | 23.9 mi |
99751 | Kobuk, AK | 29.1 mi |
99770 | Selawik, AK | 67.8 mi |
99749 | Kiana, AK | 68.5 mi |
99746 | Huslia, AK | 105.0 mi |
99745 | Hughes, AK | 123.5 mi |
99754 | Koyukuk, AK | 150.7 mi |
99765 | Nulato, AK | 162.5 mi |
99741 | Galena, AK | 164.2 mi |
96510 | APO AA, AA | 164.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99786?
99786 is in Ambler, Alaska, in Northwest Arctic Borough. Its published point location is 67.0809, -157.9056.
What county is 99786 in?
99786 lies in Northwest Arctic Borough.
What area code is 99786?
Ambler uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99786 in?
99786 uses America/Anchorage.
How many people live in 99786?
About 182 people live in ZIP code 99786, in 74 households, at 17.6 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 99786?
$40,556 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99786?
The closest are 99773 (23.9 mi), 99751 (29.1 mi), 99770 (67.8 mi), 99749 (68.5 mi) and 99746 (105 mi).
Is 99786 a PO Box ZIP code?
99786 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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