| City: | Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Borough: | Fairbanks North Star Borough |
| Timezone: | Alaska (GMT -09:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:22:48 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 64.8379, -147.7166 |
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ZIP code 99708 is a PO Box-only designation located in Fairbanks, Alaska. It doesn't have its own geographic territory. Instead, it exists as a point within ZIP 99709, which handles street delivery for the surrounding area. The post office at this location maintains 2,013 PO Boxes and serves 426 business addresses.
This ZIP sits near the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in an area that includes neighborhoods like Geist Road, McKinley Acres, University Park, and Rego. Most street addresses here use Fairbanks Street, where 217 different unit numbers receive mail through a single city carrier route. Geist Road also appears in the address data, reflecting the nearby neighborhood of the same name.
The post office serves as a mail hub for interior Alaska residents who prefer or require PO Box service. With 26 business establishments employing 233 workers in the immediate area, the facility handles substantial commercial mail volume. It isn't a PO Box Only Zone, so residents have the option of street delivery through neighboring ZIP 99709 if they prefer carrier service to their door.
Only two streets appear in address data, with Fairbanks Street handling nearly all delivery points through unit-based addressing.
ZIP Code 99708 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 24 business establishments, employing about 189 people with an annual payroll of $13,763,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,387Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 24Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,832,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $13,763,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 189Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 99708 is located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, within the Fairbanks-College, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 21820) and Alaska's 0th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 95,555 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 99708. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Fairbanks-College, AKSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 21820Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 95,555Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 00Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 571951.26 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0224230Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Fairbanks city; AlaskaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 99708 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.