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98550

ZIP 98550 is Hoquiam, Washington, in Grays Harbor County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Grays Harbor
Metro area
Aberdeen, WA
Population
12,316
Coordinates
47.1126, -123.9230
☼ Live from 98550 — Hoquiam, WA

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Where 98550 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 98550
  • 🔢 Type 98550 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,550 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 73. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000011110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98548 (Hoodsport, WA, 46 mi away) and 98552 (Humptulips, WA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98550 becomes 05589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05859, 08559, 09855, 50598, 50859, 55089, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09855 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,442 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,359 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98550 and you would come out at 47.11°S, 56.08°E — 668 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
  • 📏 At 266.0 square miles of land, 98550 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 202 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,316This ZIP12,316
Households5,018This ZIP5,018
Housing units5,374This ZIP5,374
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$55,040This ZIP$55,040Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$238,900This ZIP$238,900Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,046This ZIP$1,046Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density46.3 / sq miThis ZIP46.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments223This ZIP223
Employees2,087This ZIP2,087
Annual payroll$109,246,000This ZIP$109,246,000
Tax returns filed4,650This ZIP4,650
Total adjusted gross income$282,796,000This ZIP$282,796,000

Land area

Land area266.00 sq miThis ZIP266.00 sq mi
Water area47.15 sq miThis ZIP47.15 sq mi

Other place names in 98550

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

ZIP codes near 98550

ZIPCityDistance
98535 Copalis Beach, WA 9.2 mi
98520 Aberdeen, WA 9.7 mi
98536 Copalis Crossing, WA 10.2 mi
98569 Ocean Shores, WA 13.4 mi
98552 Humptulips, WA 14.1 mi
98571 Pacific Beach, WA 14.3 mi
98562 Moclips, WA 15.6 mi
98563 Montesano, WA 16.2 mi
98595 Westport, WA 17.2 mi
98587 Taholah, WA 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98550?

98550 is in Hoquiam, Washington, in Grays Harbor County, part of the Aberdeen, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1126, -123.9230.

What county is 98550 in?

98550 lies in Grays Harbor County.

What area code is 98550?

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

What time zone is 98550 in?

98550 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98550?

About 12,316 people live in ZIP code 98550, in 5,018 households, at 46.3 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 98550?

$55,040 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98550?

The closest are 98535 (9.2 mi), 98520 (9.7 mi), 98536 (10.2 mi), 98569 (13.4 mi) and 98552 (14.1 mi).

Is 98550 a PO Box ZIP code?

98550 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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