ZIP code · Wainwright · Alaska · United States

ZIP code 99782 — Wainwright

ZIP code 99782 serves Wainwright, Alaska.

Postal code
99782
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Wainwright
County
North Slope FIPS 02185
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Coordinates
70.6369, -160.0383 — precision estimated (postal-area centroid)
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Population
612 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
59 / sq mi
Land area
10.3 sq mi (26.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$85,750
Per-capita income
$27,123
Median age
29
Households
171
Housing units
186
Median home value
$109,100
Median gross rent
$765 / month
Congressional district
AK At-large (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
2b (-45 to -40 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Area code
907
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Nearby localities

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 52°F), coldest Feb (avg low -18°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F-4-5-41129465249392612-0
Avg low °F-18-18-18-3193339383116-1-13

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WAINWRIGHT AP (1.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 99782

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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