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98396

ZIP 98396 is Wilkeson, Washington, in Pierce County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
844
Coordinates
47.1098, -122.0003
☼ Live from 98396 — Wilkeson, WA

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Where 98396 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98396
  • 🔢 Type 98396 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,396 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 1447. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98395 (Wauna, WA, 35 mi away) and 98397 (Longmire, WA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98396 becomes 69389, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68939, 96839, 98639, 98936, 99638, 99683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96839 in Honolulu, HI, 2,673 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,271 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98396 and you would come out at 47.11°S, 58.00°E — 583 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
  • 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 98396 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population844This ZIP844
Households311This ZIP311
Housing units323This ZIP323
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$112,031This ZIP$112,031Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$485,400This ZIP$485,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,173This ZIP$1,173Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute43.0 minThis ZIP43.0 min
Population density79.6 / sq miThis ZIP79.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees16This ZIP16
Annual payroll$729,000This ZIP$729,000

Land area

Land area10.61 sq miThis ZIP10.61 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 98396

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ZIP codes near 98396

ZIPCityDistance
98321 Buckley, WA 4.5 mi
98385 South Prairie, WA 4.9 mi
98352 Sumner, WA 6.1 mi
98398 Paradise Inn, WA 6.1 mi
98360 Orting, WA 8.3 mi
98323 Carbonado, WA 9.0 mi
98391 Bonney Lake, WA 9.1 mi
98374 Puyallup, WA 12.5 mi
98390 Sumner, WA 12.9 mi
98344 Kapowsin, WA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98396?

98396 is in Wilkeson, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1098, -122.0003.

What county is 98396 in?

98396 lies in Pierce County.

What time zone is 98396 in?

98396 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98396?

About 844 people live in ZIP code 98396, in 311 households, at 79.6 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 98396?

$112,031 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98396?

The closest are 98321 (4.5 mi), 98385 (4.9 mi), 98352 (6.1 mi), 98398 (6.1 mi) and 98360 (8.3 mi).

Is 98396 a PO Box ZIP code?

98396 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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