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Where 99929 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.
- 🔢 Type 99929 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZGGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 99929 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000011001011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99928 (Ward Cove, AK, 58 mi away) and 99950 (Ketchikan, AK, 62 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 99929 becomes 92999, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 🧭 Farther north than 99% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 99%.
- 🎯1,882 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99929 and you would come out at 56.22°S, 48.08°E — 1,034 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 54m.
- 📏 At 2,413.7 square miles of land, 99929 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,832 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,087This ZIP2,087 |
|---|---|
| Households | 975This ZIP975 |
| Housing units | 1,268This ZIP1,268 |
| Median age | 48.1This ZIP48.1Alaska35.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $64,375This ZIP$64,375Alaska$92,788US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $296,800This ZIP$296,800Alaska$352,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $993This ZIP$993Alaska$1,419US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.4%This ZIP21.4% |
| Mean commute | 8.5 minThis ZIP8.5 min |
| Population density | 0.9 / sq miThis ZIP0.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 98This ZIP98 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 437This ZIP437 |
| Annual payroll | $27,047,000This ZIP$27,047,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2,413.66 sq miThis ZIP2,413.66 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 331.23 sq miThis ZIP331.23 sq mi |
Other place names in 99929
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99929
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99903 | Meyers Chuck, AK | 34.4 mi |
99918 | Coffman Cove, AK | 36.5 mi |
99901 | Ketchikan, AK | 44.2 mi |
99919 | Thorne Bay, AK | 45.5 mi |
99921 | Craig, AK | 57.4 mi |
99928 | Ward Cove, AK | 57.9 mi |
99925 | Klawock, AK | 61.0 mi |
99950 | Ketchikan, AK | 61.7 mi |
99923 | Hyder, AK | 74.3 mi |
99926 | Metlakatla, AK | 76.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99929?
99929 is in Wrangell, Alaska, in Wrangell City and Borough. Its published point location is 56.2215, -131.9236.
What county is 99929 in?
99929 lies in Wrangell City and Borough.
What area code is 99929?
Wrangell uses area code 907, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99929 in?
99929 uses America/Sitka.
How many people live in 99929?
About 2,087 people live in ZIP code 99929, in 975 households, at 0.9 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 99929?
$64,375 a year, against $92,788 across Alaska.
What ZIP codes are near 99929?
The closest are 99903 (34.4 mi), 99918 (36.5 mi), 99901 (44.2 mi), 99919 (45.5 mi) and 99921 (57.4 mi).
Is 99929 a PO Box ZIP code?
99929 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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