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99833

ZIP 99833 is Petersburg, Alaska, mostly in Petersburg Borough; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Sitka
County
Petersburg +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,409
Coordinates
56.8404, -133.1871
☼ Live from 99833 — Petersburg, AK

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Where 99833 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 99833
  • 🔢 Type 99833 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEBGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 99833 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010111111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99832 (Pelican, AK, 133 mi away) and 99835 (Sitka, AK, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99833 becomes 33899, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (93389, 98339, 98393, 98933, 99338). The farthest-flung twin is 93389 in Bakersfield, CA, 1,631 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯1,943 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99833 and you would come out at 56.84°S, 46.81°E — 1,093 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 17h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 6h 45m.
  • 📏 At 2,959.6 square miles of land, 99833 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 2,247 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,409This ZIP3,409
Households1,371This ZIP1,371
Housing units1,863This ZIP1,863
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,125This ZIP$75,125Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$315,100This ZIP$315,100Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute6.8 minThis ZIP6.8 min
Population density1.2 / sq miThis ZIP1.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments186This ZIP186
Employees909This ZIP909
Annual payroll$58,092,000This ZIP$58,092,000
Tax returns filed1,660This ZIP1,660
Total adjusted gross income$149,850,000This ZIP$149,850,000

Land area

Land area2,959.59 sq miThis ZIP2,959.59 sq mi
Water area693.72 sq miThis ZIP693.72 sq mi

Counties 99833 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Petersburg Borough 65.1%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 34.9%

Other place names in 99833

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ZIP codes near 99833

ZIPCityDistance
99830 Kake, AK 34.5 mi
99927 Point Baker, AK 38.6 mi
99820 Angoon, AK 55.3 mi
99918 Coffman Cove, AK 66.5 mi
99836 Port Alexander, AK 69.2 mi
99919 Thorne Bay, AK 86.7 mi
99903 Meyers Chuck, AK 87.0 mi
99925 Klawock, AK 89.6 mi
99921 Craig, AK 93.4 mi
99922 Hydaburg, AK 106.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99833?

99833 is in Petersburg, Alaska, in Petersburg Borough. Its published point location is 56.8404, -133.1871.

What county is 99833 in?

99833 spans 2 counties: Petersburg Borough and Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. Most of it falls in Petersburg Borough, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 99833?

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

What time zone is 99833 in?

99833 uses America/Sitka.

How many people live in 99833?

About 3,409 people live in ZIP code 99833, in 1,371 households, at 1.2 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 99833?

$75,125 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99833?

The closest are 99830 (34.5 mi), 99927 (38.6 mi), 99820 (55.3 mi), 99918 (66.5 mi) and 99836 (69.2 mi).

Is 99833 a PO Box ZIP code?

99833 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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