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98568

ZIP 98568 is Oakville, Washington, mostly in Grays Harbor County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Grays Harbor +2 more
Metro area
Aberdeen, WA
Population
3,050
Coordinates
46.8626, -123.3012
☼ Live from 98568 — Oakville, WA

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Where 98568 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 98568
  • 🔢 Type 98568 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,568 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 37 × 37. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000100001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98566 (Neilton, WA, 49 mi away) and 98569 (Ocean Shores, WA, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98568 becomes 86589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (59868, 65898, 68859, 68958, 88569, 95688, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96858 in Fort Shafter, HI, 2,613 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,327 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98568 and you would come out at 46.86°S, 56.70°E — 646 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 171.2 square miles of land, 98568 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 130 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,050This ZIP3,050
Households1,198This ZIP1,198
Housing units1,304This ZIP1,304
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$84,531This ZIP$84,531Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$426,200This ZIP$426,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,046This ZIP$1,046Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density17.8 / sq miThis ZIP17.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees157This ZIP157
Annual payroll$7,567,000This ZIP$7,567,000
Tax returns filed1,170This ZIP1,170
Total adjusted gross income$74,415,000This ZIP$74,415,000

Land area

Land area171.15 sq miThis ZIP171.15 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Counties 98568 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Grays Harbor County 91.0%
Lewis County 9.0%
Thurston County 0.0%

Other place names in 98568

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ZIP codes near 98568

ZIPCityDistance
98559 Malone, WA 6.8 mi
98556 Littlerock, WA 7.7 mi
98579 Rochester, WA 9.8 mi
98557 Mccleary, WA 12.6 mi
98583 Satsop, WA 13.0 mi
98512 Olympia, WA 13.5 mi
98537 Cosmopolis, WA 13.8 mi
98541 Elma, WA 14.3 mi
98511 Tumwater, WA 14.6 mi
98544 Galvin, WA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98568?

98568 is in Oakville, Washington, in Grays Harbor County, part of the Aberdeen, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8626, -123.3012.

What county is 98568 in?

98568 spans 3 counties: Grays Harbor County, Lewis County and Thurston County. Most of it falls in Grays Harbor County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 98568?

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

What time zone is 98568 in?

98568 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98568?

About 3,050 people live in ZIP code 98568, in 1,198 households, at 17.8 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 98568?

$84,531 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98568?

The closest are 98559 (6.8 mi), 98556 (7.7 mi), 98579 (9.8 mi), 98557 (12.6 mi) and 98583 (13 mi).

Is 98568 a PO Box ZIP code?

98568 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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