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Fort Richardson, AK 99505
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Anchorage, AK 99505
Ft Richardson, AK 99505
Not Acceptable, USPS
Anch, AK 99505

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The 99505 ZIP Code is centered1 in Anchorage Borough at latitude 61.256 and longitude -149.689 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Anchorage Borough is in the Alaska Time Zone (UTC -9 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 99505 was 5,322 with 1,340 housing units; a land area land area of 63.24 sq. miles; a water area of 0.41 sq. miles; and a population density of 84.16 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Homesite Park, AK (3.1 miles SW)
DeBarr Vista, AK (3.6 miles SW)
Artesian Village, AK (3.6 miles WSW)
Nunaka Valley, AK (4.3 miles SW)
Mountain View, AK (4.3 miles WSW)
Wilson Village, AK (4.5 miles WSW)
Bonibrook, AK (4.7 miles SW)
Tuomi, AK (4.9 miles WNW)
Eagle River, AK (6.1 miles NE)
Rogers Park, AK (6.7 miles SW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Fort Richardson, AK (< 0.1 mile)
Wonder Park, AK (3.9 miles SW)
Green Acres, AK (7 miles SW)
Basher, AK (7.1 miles S)
Lingo, AK (8.5 miles WSW)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy City, AK (10.7 miles NNW)
Knik Heights, AK (11 miles SSW)
Potter Hill, AK (12.7 miles SSW)

ZIP Codes - Key Concepts

  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one Borough and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Boroughs / Census Areas (CA).
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.