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99830

ZIP 99830 is Kake, Alaska, in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Sitka
Metro area
none
Population
629
Coordinates
56.7711, -134.0900
☼ Live from 99830 — Kake, AK

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Where 99830 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99830
  • 🔢 Type 99830 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEBGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,830 = 2 × 5 × 67 × 149. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010111110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99829 (Hoonah, AK, 98 mi away) and 99832 (Pelican, AK, 111 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99830 becomes 03899, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09839, 09893, 39098, 80939, 89039, 93908, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09839 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,376 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯1,973 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99830 and you would come out at 56.77°S, 45.91°E — 1,124 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 17h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 6h 46m.
  • 📏 At 268.1 square miles of land, 99830 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 204 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population629This ZIP629
Households241This ZIP241
Housing units326This ZIP326
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$52,159This ZIP$52,159Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$124,600This ZIP$124,600Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,016This ZIP$1,016Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute5.3 minThis ZIP5.3 min
Population density2.3 / sq miThis ZIP2.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees82This ZIP82
Annual payroll$3,208,000This ZIP$3,208,000

Land area

Land area268.13 sq miThis ZIP268.13 sq mi
Water area142.10 sq miThis ZIP142.10 sq mi

Other place names in 99830

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

ZIP codes near 99830

ZIPCityDistance
99833 Petersburg, AK 34.5 mi
99927 Point Baker, AK 35.5 mi
99835 Sitka, AK 38.1 mi
99836 Port Alexander, AK 42.0 mi
99820 Angoon, AK 42.6 mi
99918 Coffman Cove, AK 79.6 mi
99925 Klawock, AK 95.1 mi
99841 Tenakee Springs, AK 97.6 mi
99829 Hoonah, AK 97.8 mi
99919 Thorne Bay, AK 99.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99830?

99830 is in Kake, Alaska, in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. Its published point location is 56.7711, -134.0900.

What county is 99830 in?

99830 lies in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.

What area code is 99830?

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

What time zone is 99830 in?

99830 uses America/Sitka.

How many people live in 99830?

About 629 people live in ZIP code 99830, in 241 households, at 2.3 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 99830?

$52,159 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99830?

The closest are 99833 (34.5 mi), 99927 (35.5 mi), 99835 (38.1 mi), 99836 (42 mi) and 99820 (42.6 mi).

Is 99830 a PO Box ZIP code?

99830 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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