ZIP Code 99783

99783 is one of Alaska's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Wales, Nome Census Area.

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

Where this code sits

99783 is part of the 997xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Wales.

Wales Alaska ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 99783 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

907 Area code 907

ZIP codes nearest 99783

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 99783.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 99785	50 mi	Brevig Mission, AK
ZIP code 99778	55 mi	Teller, AK
ZIP code 99772	70 mi	Shishmaref, AK
ZIP code 99762	109 mi	Nome, AK
ZIP code 99769	151 mi	Savoonga, AK
ZIP code 99766	193 mi	Point Hope, 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 99783, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 99783. 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.