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ZIP Codes Starting with
82 ZIP codes start with 997, sorted at the Anchorage, AK (SCF 995) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Alaska: 77 residential ZIP codes across 8 counties and 5 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 997 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, 997, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 997 to the Anchorage, AK (SCF 995) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 997 ZIP codes are Fairbanks, North Pole, Fort Wainwright, Barrow, Delta Junction and Nome.
The same facility sorts 3 prefixes, 240 ZIP codes in all: 995, 996, 997.
Where are the 997 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 997
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99701 | Fairbanks | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 18,061 | 33 | $76k | $253k |
| 99702 | Eielson Afb | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 3,260 | 155 | $69k | – |
| 99703 | Fort Wainwright | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 8,304 | 858 | $69k | – |
| 99704 | Clear | Denali Borough | 20 | 1 | – | – |
| 99705 | North Pole | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 21,769 | 152 | $97k | $310k |
| 99706 | Fairbanks | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 24 | 0 | – | – |
| 99707 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 99708 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 99709 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 29,551 | 58 | $86k | $305k |
| 99710 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 99711 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 99712 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 12,477 | 4 | $113k | $320k |
| 99714 | Salcha | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 1,106 | 3 | $88k | $306k |
| 99716 | Two Rivers | Fairbanks North Star Borough | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 99720 | Allakaket | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 178 | 4 | – | – |
| 99721 | Anaktuvuk Pass | North Slope Borough | 329 | 64 | $96k | $145k |
| 99722 | Arctic Village | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 164 | 3 | $38k | $39k |
| 99723 | Barrow | North Slope Borough | 4,785 | 253 | $115k | $311k |
| 99724 | Beaver | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 17 | 0 | – | $34k |
| 99725 | Ester | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 448 | 93 | $53k | $222k |
| 99726 | Bettles Field | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 33 | 0 | $129k | – |
| 99727 | Buckland | Northwest Arctic Borough | 533 | 1,015 | $59k | $87k |
| 99729 | Cantwell | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 128 | 0 | $43k | $256k |
| 99730 | Central | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 108 | 0 | $25k | – |
| 99731 | Fort Greely | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 99732 | Chicken | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 9 | 0 | – | – |
| 99733 | Circle | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 54 | 1 | $25k | $54k |
| 99734 | Prudhoe Bay | North Slope Borough | 1,203 | 5 | – | – |
| 99736 | Deering | Northwest Arctic Borough | 227 | 45 | $58k | $111k |
| 99737 | Delta Junction | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 4,774 | 1 | $83k | $313k |
| 99738 | Eagle | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 125 | 0 | $41k | $62k |
| 99739 | Elim | Nome Census Area | 383 | 0 | $37k | $120k |
| 99740 | Fort Yukon | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 656 | 0 | $42k | $168k |
| 99741 | Galena | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 611 | 35 | $88k | $107k |
| 99742 | Gambell | Nome Census Area | 569 | 54 | $53k | $118k |
| 99743 | Healy | Denali Borough | 652 | 0 | $106k | $303k |
| 99744 | Anderson | Denali Borough | 120 | 4 | $102k | $192k |
| 99745 | Hughes | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 40 | 13 | – | – |
| 99746 | Huslia | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 51 | 3 | $30k | $13k |
| 99747 | Kaktovik | North Slope Borough | 124 | 21 | $94k | $97k |
| 99748 | Kaltag | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 68 | 3 | $68k | – |
| 99749 | Kiana | Northwest Arctic Borough | 440 | 406 | $67k | $200k |
| 99750 | Kivalina | Northwest Arctic Borough | 809 | 497 | $73k | $175k |
| 99751 | Kobuk | Northwest Arctic Borough | 101 | 7 | $38k | – |
| 99752 | Kotzebue | Northwest Arctic Borough | 3,056 | 1 | $110k | $288k |
| 99753 | Koyuk | Nome Census Area | 348 | 68 | $37k | $95k |
| 99754 | Koyukuk | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 29 | 5 | – | – |
| 99755 | Denali National Park | Denali Borough | 987 | 5 | $64k | $417k |
| 99756 | Manley Hot Springs | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 32 | 0 | $58k | $110k |
| 99757 | Lake Minchumina | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 7 | 0 | – | – |
| 99758 | Minto | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 214 | 71 | – | $33k |
| 99759 | Point Lay | North Slope Borough | 390 | 15 | $104k | $119k |
| 99760 | Nenana | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 833 | 0 | $67k | $175k |
| 99761 | Noatak | Northwest Arctic Borough | 786 | 50 | $84k | $169k |
| 99762 | Nome | Nome Census Area | 4,156 | 2 | $114k | $354k |
| 99763 | Noorvik | Northwest Arctic Borough | 748 | 917 | $64k | $158k |
| 99764 | Northway | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 195 | 0 | $33k | $180k |
| 99765 | Nulato | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 255 | 31 | $53k | $103k |
| 99766 | Point Hope | North Slope Borough | 832 | 3 | $75k | $167k |
| 99767 | Rampart | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 99768 | Ruby | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 237 | 0 | – | $205k |
| 99769 | Savoonga | Nome Census Area | 868 | 148 | $54k | $100k |
| 99770 | Selawik | Northwest Arctic Borough | 412 | 37 | $53k | $77k |
| 99771 | Shaktoolik | Nome Census Area | 283 | 269 | $80k | $92k |
| 99772 | Shishmaref | Nome Census Area | 466 | 0 | $62k | $109k |
| 99773 | Shungnak | Northwest Arctic Borough | 147 | 18 | $79k | – |
| 99774 | Stevens Village | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 99775 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 826 | 1,717 | $72k | – |
| 99776 | Tanacross | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 155 | 2 | $53k | $85k |
| 99777 | Tanana | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 334 | 40 | $83k | $67k |
| 99778 | Teller | Nome Census Area | 255 | 171 | $54k | $38k |
| 99780 | Tok | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 1,884 | 0 | $64k | $219k |
| 99781 | Venetie | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 76 | 0 | $68k | $50k |
| 99782 | Wainwright | North Slope Borough | 718 | 70 | $94k | $117k |
| 99783 | Wales | Nome Census Area | 238 | 103 | $37k | $95k |
| 99784 | White Mountain | Nome Census Area | 222 | 326 | $63k | $106k |
| 99785 | Brevig Mission | Nome Census Area | 718 | 302 | $63k | $93k |
| 99786 | Ambler | Northwest Arctic Borough | 182 | 18 | $41k | $97k |
| 99788 | Chalkyitsik | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 80 | 9 | $59k | $34k |
| 99789 | Nuiqsut | North Slope Borough | 616 | 69 | $78k | $140k |
| 99790 | Fairbanks | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 99791 | Atqasuk | North Slope Borough | 288 | 7 | $91k | $122k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.