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98502

ZIP 98502 is in Olympia, Washington, mostly in Thurston County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time. Olympia has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Thurston +1 more
Population
35,398
Coordinates
47.0812, -123.0248
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Where 98502 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98502
  • 🔢 Type 98502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,502 = 2 × 3 × 16417. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98501 (Olympia, WA, 10 mi away) and 98503 (Lacey, WA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98502 becomes 20589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02859, 02895, 05829, 09258, 09825, 09852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09852 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,437 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,318 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98502 and you would come out at 47.08°S, 56.98°E — 629 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 63.4 square miles of land, 98502 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,398This ZIP35,398
Households14,791This ZIP14,791
Housing units15,663This ZIP15,663
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$92,207This ZIP$92,207Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$537,200This ZIP$537,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,689This ZIP$1,689Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.0%This ZIP52.0%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density558.1 / sq miThis ZIP558.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,090This ZIP1,090
Employees13,319This ZIP13,319
Annual payroll$680,219,000This ZIP$680,219,000
Tax returns filed16,900This ZIP16,900
Total adjusted gross income$1,698,464,000This ZIP$1,698,464,000

Land area

Land area63.43 sq miThis ZIP63.43 sq mi
Water area16.88 sq miThis ZIP16.88 sq mi

Counties 98502 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Thurston County 99.4%
Mason County 0.6%

Other place names in 98502

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ZIP codes near 98502

ZIPCityDistance
98505 Olympia, WA 2.5 mi
98504 Olympia, WA 6.6 mi
98507 Olympia, WA 6.6 mi
98508 Olympia, WA 6.6 mi
98599 Olympia, WA 6.6 mi
98506 Olympia, WA 7.5 mi
98511 Tumwater, WA 8.3 mi
98512 Olympia, WA 8.9 mi
98501 Olympia, WA 10.0 mi
98516 Olympia, WA 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98502?

98502 is in Olympia, Washington, in Thurston County, part of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0812, -123.0248.

What county is 98502 in?

98502 spans 2 counties: Thurston County and Mason County. Most of it falls in Thurston 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 98502?

Olympia uses area codes 360 and 564, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98502 in?

98502 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98502?

About 35,398 people live in ZIP code 98502, in 14,791 households, at 558.1 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 98502?

$92,207 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98502?

The closest are 98505 (2.5 mi), 98504 (6.6 mi), 98507 (6.6 mi), 98508 (6.6 mi) and 98599 (6.6 mi).

Is 98502 a PO Box ZIP code?

98502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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