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98538

ZIP 98538 is Curtis, Washington, in Lewis County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lewis
Metro area
Centralia, WA
Population
460
Coordinates
46.4828, -123.1461
☼ Live from 98538 — Curtis, WA

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Where 98538 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98538
  • 🔢 Type 98538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,538 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 1493. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000011101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98537 (Cosmopolis, WA, 30 mi away) and 98539 (Doty, WA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98538 becomes 83589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35898, 35988, 38589, 38859, 38958, 39885, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39885 in Sasser, GA, 2,287 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,314 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98538 and you would come out at 46.48°S, 56.85°E — 649 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 113.3 square miles of land, 98538 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population460This ZIP460
Households166This ZIP166
Housing units187This ZIP187
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$105,000This ZIP$105,000Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$482,100This ZIP$482,100Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%This ZIP9.0%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density4.1 / sq miThis ZIP4.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$1,530,000This ZIP$1,530,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$14,433,000This ZIP$14,433,000

Land area

Land area113.29 sq miThis ZIP113.29 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

ZIP codes near 98538

ZIPCityDistance
98593 Vader, WA 8.5 mi
98596 Winlock, WA 9.2 mi
98581 Ryderwood, WA 9.3 mi
98572 Pe Ell, WA 9.6 mi
98532 Chehalis, WA 10.9 mi
98522 Adna, WA 10.9 mi
98539 Doty, WA 12.3 mi
98565 Napavine, WA 13.1 mi
98647 Skamokawa, WA 16.8 mi
98611 Castle Rock, WA 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98538?

98538 is in Curtis, Washington, in Lewis County, part of the Centralia, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4828, -123.1461.

What county is 98538 in?

98538 lies in Lewis County.

What area code is 98538?

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

What time zone is 98538 in?

98538 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98538?

About 460 people live in ZIP code 98538, in 166 households, at 4.1 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 98538?

$105,000 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98538?

The closest are 98593 (8.5 mi), 98596 (9.2 mi), 98581 (9.3 mi), 98572 (9.6 mi) and 98532 (10.9 mi).

Is 98538 a PO Box ZIP code?

98538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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