98556
ZIP 98556 is Littlerock, Washington, in Thurston County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Thurston
- Metro area
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
- Population
- 350
- Coordinates
- 46.8856, -123.1410
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Where 98556 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.
- 🔢 Type 98556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,556 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 43 × 191. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000011111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98555 (Lilliwaup, WA, 45 mi away) and 98557 (Mccleary, WA, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98556 becomes 65589 — and that is a real ZIP code: Yukon, MO, 1,725 miles away.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55968, 56589, 58569, 59856, 59865, 65589, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96558 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,616 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
- 🎯1,320 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98556 and you would come out at 46.89°S, 56.86°E — 638 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 31m.
- 📏 At 0.119 square miles of land, 98556 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 58 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 350This ZIP350 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 37.0This ZIP37.0Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 2,941.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,941.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 48This ZIP48 |
| Annual payroll | $2,292,000This ZIP$2,292,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 98556
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98512 | Olympia, WA | 6.4 mi |
98579 | Rochester, WA | 6.8 mi |
98511 | Tumwater, WA | 7.5 mi |
98568 | Oakville, WA | 7.7 mi |
98559 | Malone, WA | 10.1 mi |
98544 | Galvin, WA | 11.5 mi |
98557 | Mccleary, WA | 12.5 mi |
98530 | Bucoda, WA | 13.6 mi |
98501 | Olympia, WA | 14.1 mi |
98502 | Olympia, WA | 14.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98556?
98556 is in Littlerock, Washington, in Thurston County, part of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8856, -123.1410.
What county is 98556 in?
98556 lies in Thurston County.
What area code is 98556?
Littlerock uses area codes 360 and 564, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98556 in?
98556 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98556?
About 350 people live in ZIP code 98556, at 2,941.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 98556?
The closest are 98512 (6.4 mi), 98579 (6.8 mi), 98511 (7.5 mi), 98568 (7.7 mi) and 98559 (10.1 mi).
Is 98556 a PO Box ZIP code?
98556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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