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98532

ZIP 98532 is Chehalis, Washington, in Lewis County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lewis
Metro area
Centralia, WA
Population
27,135
Coordinates
46.6263, -123.0527
☼ Live from 98532 — Chehalis, WA

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Where 98532 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 98532
  • 🔢 Type 98532 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZESBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,532 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98531 (Centralia, WA, 11 mi away) and 98533 (Cinebar, WA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98532 becomes 23589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23958, 25389, 25839, 25938, 28359, 28395, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32958 in Sebastian, FL, 2,636 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98532 and you would come out at 46.63°S, 56.95°E — 641 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
  • 📏 At 311.6 square miles of land, 98532 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 237 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,135This ZIP27,135
Households9,931This ZIP9,931
Housing units10,508This ZIP10,508
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$89,910This ZIP$89,910Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$427,100This ZIP$427,100Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,142This ZIP$1,142Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density87.1 / sq miThis ZIP87.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments769This ZIP769
Employees9,249This ZIP9,249
Annual payroll$506,485,000This ZIP$506,485,000
Tax returns filed11,590This ZIP11,590
Total adjusted gross income$947,939,000This ZIP$947,939,000

Land area

Land area311.65 sq miThis ZIP311.65 sq mi
Water area1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi

Other place names in 98532

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ZIP codes near 98532

ZIPCityDistance
98522 Adna, WA 0.4 mi
98565 Napavine, WA 7.7 mi
98544 Galvin, WA 7.9 mi
98596 Winlock, WA 10.4 mi
98539 Doty, WA 10.5 mi
98531 Centralia, WA 10.8 mi
98538 Curtis, WA 10.9 mi
98579 Rochester, WA 11.7 mi
98572 Pe Ell, WA 14.3 mi
98530 Bucoda, WA 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98532?

98532 is in Chehalis, Washington, in Lewis County, part of the Centralia, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6263, -123.0527.

What county is 98532 in?

98532 lies in Lewis County.

What area code is 98532?

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

What time zone is 98532 in?

98532 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98532?

About 27,135 people live in ZIP code 98532, in 9,931 households, at 87.1 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 98532?

$89,910 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98532?

The closest are 98522 (0.4 mi), 98565 (7.7 mi), 98544 (7.9 mi), 98596 (10.4 mi) and 98539 (10.5 mi).

Is 98532 a PO Box ZIP code?

98532 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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