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ZIP Codes Starting with
89 ZIP codes start with 996, sorted at the Anchorage, AK (SCF 995) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Alaska: 85 residential ZIP codes across 14 counties and 4 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 996 mean?
The first digit, 9, is one of ten national areas (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau and Armed Forces Pacific). The first three, 996, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 996 to the Anchorage, AK (SCF 995) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 996 ZIP codes are Wasilla, Palmer, Kenai, Soldotna, Kodiak and Homer.
The same facility sorts 3 prefixes, 240 ZIP codes in all: 995, 996, 997.
Where are the 996 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 996
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99602 | Holy Cross | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 205 | 7 | – | $53k |
| 99603 | Homer | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 11,693 | 11 | $79k | $374k |
| 99604 | Hooper Bay | Kusilvak Census Area | 903 | 120 | $50k | $150k |
| 99605 | Hope | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 23 | 0 | – | – |
| 99606 | Iliamna | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 231 | 4 | $76k | $307k |
| 99607 | Kalskag | Bethel Census Area | 239 | 67 | $48k | $242k |
| 99608 | Karluk | Kodiak Island Borough | 33 | 1 | – | $120k |
| 99609 | Kasigluk | Bethel Census Area | 698 | 59 | $61k | $64k |
| 99610 | Kasilof | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 2,222 | 26 | $56k | $279k |
| 99611 | Kenai | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 16,510 | 31 | $80k | $309k |
| 99612 | King Cove | Aleutians East Borough | 1,352 | 55 | $62k | $100k |
| 99613 | King Salmon | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 376 | 0 | $129k | $344k |
| 99614 | Kipnuk | Bethel Census Area | 706 | 35 | $45k | $51k |
| 99615 | Kodiak | Kodiak Island Borough | 12,194 | 3 | $89k | $424k |
| 99619 | Kodiak | Kodiak Island Borough | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 99620 | Kotlik | Kusilvak Census Area | 976 | 326 | $58k | $76k |
| 99621 | Kwethluk | Bethel Census Area | 975 | 96 | $52k | $87k |
| 99622 | Kwigillingok | Bethel Census Area | 545 | 23 | $56k | $109k |
| 99623 | Wasilla | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 23,424 | 91 | $89k | $326k |
| 99624 | Larsen Bay | Kodiak Island Borough | 145 | 8 | $37k | $118k |
| 99625 | Levelock | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 8 | 0 | $21k | – |
| 99626 | Lower Kalskag | Bethel Census Area | 239 | 192 | $31k | $300k |
| 99627 | McGrath | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 255 | 0 | $59k | $113k |
| 99628 | Manokotak | Dillingham Census Area | 679 | 9 | $51k | $87k |
| 99629 | Wasilla | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 99630 | Mekoryuk | Bethel Census Area | 287 | 41 | $29k | $92k |
| 99631 | Moose Pass | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 222 | 1 | – | $365k |
| 99632 | Mountain Village | Kusilvak Census Area | 949 | 38 | $65k | $50k |
| 99633 | Naknek | Bristol Bay Borough | 522 | 6 | $89k | $244k |
| 99634 | Napakiak | Bethel Census Area | 692 | 140 | $44k | – |
| 99635 | Nikiski | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 100 | 0 | – | – |
| 99636 | New Stuyahok | Dillingham Census Area | 474 | 14 | $66k | $83k |
| 99637 | Toksook Bay | Bethel Census Area | 833 | 29 | $57k | $66k |
| 99638 | Nikolski | Aleutians West Census Area | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 99639 | Ninilchik | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 1,175 | 3 | $47k | $251k |
| 99640 | Nondalton | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 116 | 0 | $58k | $88k |
| 99641 | Nunapitchuk | Bethel Census Area | 618 | 88 | $43k | $91k |
| 99643 | Old Harbor | Kodiak Island Borough | 162 | 10 | $30k | – |
| 99644 | Ouzinkie | Kodiak Island Borough | 87 | 5 | – | – |
| 99645 | Palmer | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 32,103 | 55 | $101k | $367k |
| 99647 | Pedro Bay | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 14 | 0 | $104k | $442k |
| 99648 | Perryville | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 82 | 7 | $48k | $150k |
| 99649 | Pilot Point | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 52 | 0 | $96k | $115k |
| 99650 | Pilot Station | Kusilvak Census Area | 713 | 444 | $45k | $52k |
| 99651 | Platinum | Bethel Census Area | 43 | 1 | – | – |
| 99652 | Big Lake | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 4,313 | 35 | $79k | $295k |
| 99653 | Port Alsworth | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 199 | 9 | $68k | – |
| 99654 | Wasilla | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 44,647 | 393 | $98k | $363k |
| 99655 | Quinhagak | Bethel Census Area | 1,311 | 404 | $50k | $94k |
| 99656 | Red Devil | Bethel Census Area | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| 99657 | Russian Mission | Kusilvak Census Area | 442 | 1 | $62k | $131k |
| 99658 | Saint Marys | Kusilvak Census Area | 979 | 23 | $47k | $123k |
| 99659 | Saint Michael | Nome Census Area | 177 | 9 | $54k | – |
| 99660 | Saint Paul Island | Aleutians West Census Area | 378 | 9 | $158k | $95k |
| 99661 | Sand Point | Aleutians East Borough | 1,071 | 6 | $81k | $189k |
| 99662 | Scammon Bay | Kusilvak Census Area | 440 | 940 | $42k | – |
| 99663 | Seldovia | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 417 | 4 | $84k | $198k |
| 99664 | Seward | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 4,698 | 2 | $88k | $385k |
| 99665 | Shageluk | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 34 | 3 | – | – |
| 99666 | Nunam Iqua | Kusilvak Census Area | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 99667 | Skwentna | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 261 | 0 | $64k | $188k |
| 99668 | Sleetmute | Bethel Census Area | 48 | 1 | – | – |
| 99669 | Soldotna | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 15,395 | 63 | $81k | $320k |
| 99670 | South Naknek | Bristol Bay Borough | 73 | 1 | $54k | $97k |
| 99671 | Stebbins | Nome Census Area | 596 | 18 | $48k | $108k |
| 99672 | Sterling | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 4,091 | 65 | $101k | $316k |
| 99674 | Sutton | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,774 | 1 | $64k | $234k |
| 99675 | Takotna | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 15 | 1 | $66k | – |
| 99676 | Talkeetna | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,628 | 1 | $54k | $271k |
| 99677 | Tatitlek | Chugach Census Area | 20 | 3 | $49k | – |
| 99678 | Togiak | Dillingham Census Area | 963 | 1 | $57k | $95k |
| 99679 | Tuluksak | Bethel Census Area | 118 | 41 | $68k | – |
| 99680 | Tuntutuliak | Bethel Census Area | 514 | 267 | $45k | – |
| 99681 | Tununak | Bethel Census Area | 384 | 6 | $54k | – |
| 99682 | Tyonek | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 295 | 3 | $66k | $48k |
| 99683 | Trapper Creek | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 583 | 0 | $73k | $218k |
| 99684 | Unalakleet | Nome Census Area | 565 | 0 | $94k | $225k |
| 99685 | Unalaska | Aleutians West Census Area | 3,747 | 67 | $136k | $462k |
| 99686 | Valdez | Chugach Census Area | 3,862 | 3 | $99k | $312k |
| 99687 | Wasilla | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 99688 | Willow | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 2,739 | 2 | $77k | $297k |
| 99689 | Yakutat | Yakutat City and Borough | 527 | 2 | $85k | $219k |
| 99690 | Nightmute | Bethel Census Area | 93 | 1 | $39k | – |
| 99691 | Nikolai | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 49 | 0 | – | $106k |
| 99692 | Dutch Harbor | Aleutians West Census Area | 809 | 2,437 | $111k | – |
| 99693 | Whittier | Chugach Census Area | 429 | 7 | $60k | $84k |
| 99694 | Houston | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,516 | 56 | $75k | $290k |
| 99695 | Anchorage | Lake and Peninsula Borough | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 99697 | Kodiak | Kodiak Island Borough | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.