ZIP Code 99772

99772 is one of Alaska's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shishmaref, Nome Census Area.

City: Shishmaref
Borough or census area: Nome Census Area
State: Alaska
Prefix: 997xx

Where this code sits

99772 is part of the 997xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shishmaref.

Shishmaref Alaska ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 99772 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

907 Area code 907

ZIP codes nearest 99772

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 99772.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 99785	63 mi	Brevig Mission, AK
ZIP code 99778	69 mi	Teller, AK
ZIP code 99783	70 mi	Wales, AK
ZIP code 99750	112 mi	Kivalina, AK
ZIP code 99762	121 mi	Nome, AK
ZIP code 99784	133 mi	White Mountain, AK
ZIP code 99766	147 mi	Point Hope, AK
ZIP code 99620	234 mi	Kotlik, AK

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 99772, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 99772. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.