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98068

ZIP 98068 is Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, mostly in Kittitas County; area code 425; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kittitas +1 more
Metro area
Ellensburg, WA
Population
482
Coordinates
47.4319, -121.3741
☼ Live from 98068 — Snoqualmie Pass, WA

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Where 98068 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98068
  • 🔢 Type 98068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,068 = 2 × 2 × 24517. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98065 (Snoqualmie, WA, 22 mi away) and 98070 (Vashon, WA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98068 becomes 86089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06889, 08869, 09886, 68980, 89086, 96088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09886 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,399 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,249 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98068 and you would come out at 47.43°S, 58.63°E — 548 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 245.3 square miles of land, 98068 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 186 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population482This ZIP482
Households229This ZIP229
Housing units813This ZIP813
Median age57.5This ZIP57.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$100,096This ZIP$100,096Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$904,000This ZIP$904,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%This ZIP45.4%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees1,424This ZIP1,424
Annual payroll$20,055,000This ZIP$20,055,000

Land area

Land area245.30 sq miThis ZIP245.30 sq mi
Water area5.88 sq miThis ZIP5.88 sq mi

Counties 98068 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kittitas County 55.1%
King County 44.9%

Other place names in 98068

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 98068

ZIPCityDistance
98925 Easton, WA 11.3 mi
98288 Skykomish, WA 13.3 mi
98045 North Bend, WA 14.8 mi
98940 Ronald, WA 16.4 mi
98065 Snoqualmie, WA 22.1 mi
98224 Baring, WA 22.3 mi
98941 Roslyn, WA 22.6 mi
98022 Enumclaw, WA 23.2 mi
98051 Ravensdale, WA 24.5 mi
98943 South Cle Elum, WA 25.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98068?

98068 is in Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, in Kittitas County, part of the Ellensburg, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4319, -121.3741.

What county is 98068 in?

98068 spans 2 counties: Kittitas County and King County. Most of it falls in Kittitas County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 98068?

Snoqualmie Pass uses area code 425, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98068 in?

98068 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98068?

About 482 people live in ZIP code 98068, in 229 households, at 2.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 98068?

$100,096 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98068?

The closest are 98925 (11.3 mi), 98288 (13.3 mi), 98045 (14.8 mi), 98940 (16.4 mi) and 98065 (22.1 mi).

Is 98068 a PO Box ZIP code?

98068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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