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99789

ZIP 99789 is Nuiqsut, Alaska, in North Slope Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Anchorage
County
North Slope
Metro area
none
Population
616
Coordinates
70.2126, -151.0251
☼ Live from 99789 — Nuiqsut, AK

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Where 99789 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99789
  • 🔢 Type 99789 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBLGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,789 = 3 × 29 × 31 × 37. Its digits add up to 42, a total 1 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99788 (Chalkyitsik, AK, 307 mi away) and 99790 (Fairbanks, AK, 337 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99789 becomes 98799, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (79998). The farthest-flung twin is 79998 in El Paso, TX, 3,154 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯2,794 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99789 and you would come out at 70.21°S, 28.97°E — 1,962 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: 0h 00m.
  • 📏 At 8.6 square miles of land, 99789 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population616This ZIP616
Households159This ZIP159
Housing units189This ZIP189
Median age29.6This ZIP29.6Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$78,438This ZIP$78,438Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$140,400This ZIP$140,400Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,167This ZIP$1,167Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%This ZIP6.8%
Mean commute8.0 minThis ZIP8.0 min
Population density71.3 / sq miThis ZIP71.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees163This ZIP163
Annual payroll$38,957,000This ZIP$38,957,000

Land area

Land area8.63 sq miThis ZIP8.63 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 99789

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ZIP codes near 99789

ZIPCityDistance
99519 Anchorage, AK 31.2 mi
99734 Prudhoe Bay, AK 42.7 mi
99721 Anaktuvuk Pass, AK 143.5 mi
99723 Barrow, AK 149.3 mi
99701 Fairbanks, AK 198.7 mi
99781 Venetie, AK 226.3 mi
99726 Bettles Field, AK 239.1 mi
99720 Allakaket, AK 256.0 mi
99751 Kobuk, AK 271.7 mi
99724 Beaver, AK 289.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99789?

99789 is in Nuiqsut, Alaska, in North Slope Borough. Its published point location is 70.2126, -151.0251.

What county is 99789 in?

99789 lies in North Slope Borough.

What area code is 99789?

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

What time zone is 99789 in?

99789 uses America/Anchorage.

How many people live in 99789?

About 616 people live in ZIP code 99789, in 159 households, at 71.3 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 99789?

$78,438 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99789?

The closest are 99519 (31.2 mi), 99734 (42.7 mi), 99721 (143.5 mi), 99723 (149.3 mi) and 99701 (198.7 mi).

Is 99789 a PO Box ZIP code?

99789 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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