Shishmaref Alaska ZIP Codes
Shishmaref holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Shishmaref
| ZIP code | Borough or census area |
|---|---|
| 99772 | Nome Census Area |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Shishmaref codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Shishmaref. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Shishmaref ZIP code begins 997. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Alaska. Statewide that range covers 82 ZIP codes, so Shishmaref accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Shishmaref
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Shishmaref occupies.
Shishmaref Alaska area codes in full →
Where Shishmaref's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Shishmaref
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Brevig Mission Alaska ZIP codes | 62 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Teller Alaska ZIP codes | 68 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Wales Alaska ZIP codes | 70 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Deering Alaska ZIP codes | 95 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Kotzebue Alaska ZIP codes | 110 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Kivalina Alaska ZIP codes | 113 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Nome Alaska ZIP codes | 121 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| White Mountain Alaska ZIP codes | 132 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.