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Where 98512 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.
- 🔢 Type 98512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 47 × 131. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000011010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98511 (Tumwater, WA, 1 mi away) and 98513 (Olympia, WA, 15 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98512 becomes 21589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12589, 12859, 12958, 12985, 15289, 15829, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28519 in Bridgeton, NC, 2,494 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
- 🎯1,317 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98512 and you would come out at 46.95°S, 56.95°E — 633 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 31m.
- 📏 At 138.7 square miles of land, 98512 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 31,864This ZIP31,864 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,719This ZIP12,719 |
| Housing units | 13,205This ZIP13,205 |
| Median age | 40.6This ZIP40.6Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $101,530This ZIP$101,530Washington$98,141US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $472,100This ZIP$472,100Washington$564,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,765This ZIP$1,765Washington$1,760US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.7%This ZIP36.7% |
| Mean commute | 22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min |
| Population density | 229.7 / sq miThis ZIP229.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 655This ZIP655 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 7,603This ZIP7,603 |
| Annual payroll | $415,359,000This ZIP$415,359,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 14,830This ZIP14,830 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,317,084,000This ZIP$1,317,084,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 138.70 sq miThis ZIP138.70 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.88 sq miThis ZIP1.88 sq mi |
Other place names in 98512
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 98512
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98511 | Tumwater, WA | 1.1 mi |
98556 | Littlerock, WA | 6.4 mi |
98501 | Olympia, WA | 8.3 mi |
98502 | Olympia, WA | 8.9 mi |
98505 | Olympia, WA | 9.0 mi |
98504 | Olympia, WA | 9.1 mi |
98507 | Olympia, WA | 9.1 mi |
98508 | Olympia, WA | 9.1 mi |
98599 | Olympia, WA | 9.1 mi |
98579 | Rochester, WA | 12.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98512?
98512 is in Olympia, Washington, in Thurston County, part of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.9534, -123.0480.
What county is 98512 in?
98512 lies in Thurston County.
What area code is 98512?
Olympia uses area codes 360 and 564, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98512 in?
98512 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98512?
About 31,864 people live in ZIP code 98512, in 12,719 households, at 229.7 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 98512?
$101,530 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.
What ZIP codes are near 98512?
The closest are 98511 (1.1 mi), 98556 (6.4 mi), 98501 (8.3 mi), 98502 (8.9 mi) and 98505 (9 mi).
Is 98512 a PO Box ZIP code?
98512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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