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98361

ZIP 98361 is Packwood, Washington, in Lewis County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lewis
Metro area
Centralia, WA
Population
457
Coordinates
46.5384, -121.5049
☼ Live from 98361 — Packwood, WA

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Where 98361 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98361
  • 🔢 Type 98361 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,361 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3643. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98360 (Orting, WA, 47 mi away) and 98362 (Port Angeles, WA, 134 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98361 becomes 16389, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16839, 16938, 18936, 18963, 31698, 38619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96318 in APO AA, a military post office, 4,552 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,239 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98361 and you would come out at 46.54°S, 58.50°E — 576 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 344.9 square miles of land, 98361 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 262 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population457This ZIP457
Households236This ZIP236
Housing units1,480This ZIP1,480
Median age63.5This ZIP63.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median home value$292,700This ZIP$292,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%This ZIP24.8%
Mean commute63.0 minThis ZIP63.0 min
Population density1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees158This ZIP158
Annual payroll$4,710,000This ZIP$4,710,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$37,637,000This ZIP$37,637,000

Land area

Land area344.88 sq miThis ZIP344.88 sq mi
Water area2.71 sq miThis ZIP2.71 sq mi

Other place names in 98361

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

ZIP codes near 98361

ZIPCityDistance
98377 Randle, WA 15.1 mi
98397 Longmire, WA 20.6 mi
98937 Naches, WA 22.0 mi
98304 Ashford, WA 26.3 mi
98903 Yakima, WA 26.8 mi
98336 Glenoma, WA 27.5 mi
98355 Mineral, WA 27.8 mi
98330 Elbe, WA 34.3 mi
98947 Tieton, WA 34.6 mi
98908 Yakima, WA 35.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98361?

98361 is in Packwood, Washington, in Lewis County, part of the Centralia, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5384, -121.5049.

What county is 98361 in?

98361 lies in Lewis County.

What time zone is 98361 in?

98361 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98361?

About 457 people live in ZIP code 98361, in 236 households, at 1.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 98361?

The closest are 98377 (15.1 mi), 98397 (20.6 mi), 98937 (22 mi), 98304 (26.3 mi) and 98903 (26.8 mi).

Is 98361 a PO Box ZIP code?

98361 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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