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98331

ZIP 98331 is Forks, Washington, mostly in Jefferson County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Jefferson +1 more
Metro area
Port Townsend, WA
Population
5,826
Coordinates
47.7458, -124.1806
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Where 98331 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98331
  • 🔢 Type 98331 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,331 = 3 × 73 × 449. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000000011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98330 (Elbe, WA, 117 mi away) and 98332 (Gig Harbor, WA, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98331 becomes 13389, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13839, 18933, 19383, 33189, 33198, 33918, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33189 in Miami, FL, 2,819 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,381 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98331 and you would come out at 47.75°S, 55.82°E — 667 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 24m.
  • 📏 At 929.9 square miles of land, 98331 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 706 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,826This ZIP5,826
Households2,397This ZIP2,397
Housing units2,901This ZIP2,901
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$62,135This ZIP$62,135Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$230,500This ZIP$230,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$872This ZIP$872Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%This ZIP24.1%
Mean commute17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min
Population density6.3 / sq miThis ZIP6.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments156This ZIP156
Employees1,468This ZIP1,468
Annual payroll$70,868,000This ZIP$70,868,000
Tax returns filed2,270This ZIP2,270
Total adjusted gross income$152,727,000This ZIP$152,727,000

Land area

Land area929.87 sq miThis ZIP929.87 sq mi
Water area48.18 sq miThis ZIP48.18 sq mi

Counties 98331 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 79.3%
Clallam County 20.7%

Other place names in 98331

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ZIP codes near 98331

ZIPCityDistance
98305 Beaver, WA 19.4 mi
98526 Amanda Park, WA 20.7 mi
98350 La Push, WA 23.3 mi
98363 Port Angeles, WA 24.3 mi
98566 Neilton, WA 25.4 mi
98575 Quinault, WA 26.8 mi
98587 Taholah, WA 29.3 mi
98552 Humptulips, WA 31.6 mi
98326 Clallam Bay, WA 32.2 mi
98343 Joyce, WA 33.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98331?

98331 is in Forks, Washington, in Jefferson County, part of the Port Townsend, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7458, -124.1806.

What county is 98331 in?

98331 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Clallam County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 98331?

Forks uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98331 in?

98331 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98331?

About 5,826 people live in ZIP code 98331, in 2,397 households, at 6.3 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 98331?

$62,135 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98331?

The closest are 98305 (19.4 mi), 98526 (20.7 mi), 98350 (23.3 mi), 98363 (24.3 mi) and 98566 (25.4 mi).

Is 98331 a PO Box ZIP code?

98331 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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