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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/98530

98530

ZIP 98530 is Bucoda, Washington, in Thurston County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Thurston
Population
619
Coordinates
46.8100, -122.8754
☼ Live from 98530 — Bucoda, WA

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Where 98530 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98530
  • 🔢 Type 98530 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OESBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,530 = 2 × 5 × 59 × 167. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98528 (Belfair, WA, 44 mi away) and 98531 (Centralia, WA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98530 becomes 03589 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Washington, NH, 2,442 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03589, 03598, 03859, 05839, 09358, 09835, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09853 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,454 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,307 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98530 and you would come out at 46.81°S, 57.12°E — 628 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 98530 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population619This ZIP619
Households222This ZIP222
Housing units231This ZIP231
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$80,682This ZIP$80,682Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$335,300This ZIP$335,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,338This ZIP$1,338Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density230.2 / sq miThis ZIP230.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees8This ZIP8
Annual payroll$303,000This ZIP$303,000

Land area

Land area2.69 sq miThis ZIP2.69 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 98530

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ZIP codes near 98530

ZIPCityDistance
98589 Tenino, WA 4.1 mi
98531 Centralia, WA 4.8 mi
98544 Galvin, WA 8.7 mi
98576 Rainier, WA 11.0 mi
98501 Olympia, WA 11.6 mi
98579 Rochester, WA 11.9 mi
98511 Tumwater, WA 12.7 mi
98512 Olympia, WA 12.8 mi
98556 Littlerock, WA 13.6 mi
98509 Lacey, WA 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98530?

98530 is in Bucoda, Washington, in Thurston County, part of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8100, -122.8754.

What county is 98530 in?

98530 lies in Thurston County.

What area code is 98530?

Bucoda uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98530 in?

98530 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98530?

About 619 people live in ZIP code 98530, in 222 households, at 230.2 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 98530?

$80,682 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98530?

The closest are 98589 (4.1 mi), 98531 (4.8 mi), 98544 (8.7 mi), 98576 (11 mi) and 98501 (11.6 mi).

Is 98530 a PO Box ZIP code?

98530 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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