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99919

ZIP 99919 is Thorne Bay, Alaska, in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area; area code 907; Alaska time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Sitka
Metro area
none
Population
570
Coordinates
55.6457, -132.4961
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Where 99919 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 99919
  • 🔢 Type 99919 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIGGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,919 = 163 × 613. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011001001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99918 (Coffman Cove, AK, 20 mi away) and 99921 (Craig, AK, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99919 becomes 91999, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
  • 🎯1,888 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99919 and you would come out at 55.65°S, 47.50°E — 1,044 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 17h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 7h 01m.
  • 📏 At 49.4 square miles of land, 99919 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population570This ZIP570
Households246This ZIP246
Housing units326This ZIP326
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Alaska35.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,250This ZIP$61,250Alaska$92,788US $80,734
Median home value$290,000This ZIP$290,000Alaska$352,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$947This ZIP$947Alaska$1,419US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density11.5 / sq miThis ZIP11.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$2,204,000This ZIP$2,204,000

Land area

Land area49.39 sq miThis ZIP49.39 sq mi
Water area3.81 sq miThis ZIP3.81 sq mi

Other place names in 99919

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

ZIP codes near 99919

ZIPCityDistance
99921 Craig, AK 12.1 mi
99903 Meyers Chuck, AK 16.4 mi
99925 Klawock, AK 18.8 mi
99918 Coffman Cove, AK 20.3 mi
99922 Hydaburg, AK 31.8 mi
99928 Ward Cove, AK 36.5 mi
99950 Ketchikan, AK 39.3 mi
99901 Ketchikan, AK 44.1 mi
99929 Wrangell, AK 45.5 mi
99926 Metlakatla, AK 53.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99919?

99919 is in Thorne Bay, Alaska, in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. Its published point location is 55.6457, -132.4961.

What county is 99919 in?

99919 lies in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.

What area code is 99919?

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

What time zone is 99919 in?

99919 uses America/Sitka.

How many people live in 99919?

About 570 people live in ZIP code 99919, in 246 households, at 11.5 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 99919?

$61,250 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.

What ZIP codes are near 99919?

The closest are 99921 (12.1 mi), 99903 (16.4 mi), 99925 (18.8 mi), 99918 (20.3 mi) and 99922 (31.8 mi).

Is 99919 a PO Box ZIP code?

99919 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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