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99836

ZIP 99836 is Port Alexander, Alaska, in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Sitka
Metro area
none
Population
50
Coordinates
56.2483, -134.6522
☼ Live from 99836 — Port Alexander, AK

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Where 99836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99836
  • 🔢 Type 99836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,836 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 2269. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010111111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99835 (Sitka, AK, 51 mi away) and 99840 (Skagway, AK, 230 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99836 becomes 63899, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68939, 96839, 98396, 98639, 98936, 99638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96839 in Honolulu, HI, 2,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯1,981 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99836 and you would come out at 56.25°S, 45.35°E — 1,135 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 17h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 6h 53m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 99836 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50This ZIP50
Households24This ZIP24
Housing units74This ZIP74
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$57,813This ZIP$57,813Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$118,800This ZIP$118,800Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Population density14.3 / sq miThis ZIP14.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees1This ZIP1
Annual payroll$172,000This ZIP$172,000

Land area

Land area3.50 sq miThis ZIP3.50 sq mi
Water area2.09 sq miThis ZIP2.09 sq mi

Other place names in 99836

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

ZIP codes near 99836

ZIPCityDistance
99927 Point Baker, AK 40.5 mi
99830 Kake, AK 42.0 mi
99835 Sitka, AK 51.3 mi
99833 Petersburg, AK 69.2 mi
99918 Coffman Cove, AK 78.8 mi
99820 Angoon, AK 79.3 mi
99925 Klawock, AK 81.8 mi
99922 Hydaburg, AK 90.1 mi
99921 Craig, AK 91.0 mi
99919 Thorne Bay, AK 93.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99836?

99836 is in Port Alexander, Alaska, in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. Its published point location is 56.2483, -134.6522.

What county is 99836 in?

99836 lies in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.

What area code is 99836?

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

What time zone is 99836 in?

99836 uses America/Sitka.

How many people live in 99836?

About 50 people live in ZIP code 99836, in 24 households, at 14.3 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 99836?

$57,813 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99836?

The closest are 99927 (40.5 mi), 99830 (42 mi), 99835 (51.3 mi), 99833 (69.2 mi) and 99918 (78.8 mi).

Is 99836 a PO Box ZIP code?

99836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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