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98527

ZIP 98527 is Bay Center, Washington, in Pacific County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pacific
Metro area
none
Population
273
Coordinates
46.5964, -123.9119
☼ Live from 98527 — Bay Center, WA

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Where 98527 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98527
  • 🔢 Type 98527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,527 = 11 × 13 × 13 × 53. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000011011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98526 (Amanda Park, WA, 61 mi away) and 98528 (Belfair, WA, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98527 becomes 72589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28579 in Smyrna, NC, 2,570 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,352 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98527 and you would come out at 46.60°S, 56.09°E — 680 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 9.8 square miles of land, 98527 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population273This ZIP273
Households132This ZIP132
Housing units221This ZIP221
Median age58.3This ZIP58.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$59,659This ZIP$59,659Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$490,000This ZIP$490,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher47.4%This ZIP47.4%
Population density27.9 / sq miThis ZIP27.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees85This ZIP85
Annual payroll$3,985,000This ZIP$3,985,000

Land area

Land area9.77 sq miThis ZIP9.77 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 98527

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

ZIP codes near 98527

ZIPCityDistance
98586 South Bend, WA 4.9 mi
98641 Oysterville, WA 6.4 mi
98640 Ocean Park, WA 6.7 mi
98590 Tokeland, WA 8.9 mi
98637 Nahcotta, WA 8.9 mi
98561 Menlo, WA 12.7 mi
98547 Grayland, WA 14.3 mi
98577 Raymond, WA 14.6 mi
98631 Long Beach, WA 15.3 mi
98638 Naselle, WA 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98527?

98527 is in Bay Center, Washington, in Pacific County. Its published point location is 46.5964, -123.9119.

What county is 98527 in?

98527 lies in Pacific County.

What area code is 98527?

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

What time zone is 98527 in?

98527 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98527?

About 273 people live in ZIP code 98527, in 132 households, at 27.9 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 98527?

$59,659 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98527?

The closest are 98586 (4.9 mi), 98641 (6.4 mi), 98640 (6.7 mi), 98590 (8.9 mi) and 98637 (8.9 mi).

Is 98527 a PO Box ZIP code?

98527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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