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98572

ZIP 98572 is Pe Ell, 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
834
Coordinates
46.5413, -123.3283
☼ Live from 98572 — Pe Ell, WA

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Where 98572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98572
  • 🔢 Type 98572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,572 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 1297. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000100001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98571 (Pacific Beach, WA, 61 mi away) and 98575 (Quinault, WA, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98572 becomes 27589 — and that is a real ZIP code: Warrenton, NC, 2,409 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28579 in Smyrna, NC, 2,542 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,324 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98572 and you would come out at 46.54°S, 56.67°E — 655 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 34.9 square miles of land, 98572 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population834This ZIP834
Households291This ZIP291
Housing units326This ZIP326
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$64,013This ZIP$64,013Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$288,500This ZIP$288,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$979This ZIP$979Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%This ZIP9.4%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density23.9 / sq miThis ZIP23.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees130This ZIP130
Annual payroll$8,589,000This ZIP$8,589,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$22,524,000This ZIP$22,524,000

Land area

Land area34.95 sq miThis ZIP34.95 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 98572

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ZIP codes near 98572

ZIPCityDistance
98539 Doty, WA 7.2 mi
98538 Curtis, WA 9.6 mi
98554 Lebam, WA 10.5 mi
98522 Adna, WA 14.1 mi
98621 Grays River, WA 14.1 mi
98532 Chehalis, WA 14.3 mi
98577 Raymond, WA 15.1 mi
98647 Skamokawa, WA 16.0 mi
98561 Menlo, WA 16.1 mi
98581 Ryderwood, WA 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98572?

98572 is in Pe Ell, Washington, in Lewis County, part of the Centralia, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5413, -123.3283.

What county is 98572 in?

98572 lies in Lewis County.

What area code is 98572?

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

What time zone is 98572 in?

98572 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98572?

About 834 people live in ZIP code 98572, in 291 households, at 23.9 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 98572?

$64,013 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98572?

The closest are 98539 (7.2 mi), 98538 (9.6 mi), 98554 (10.5 mi), 98522 (14.1 mi) and 98621 (14.1 mi).

Is 98572 a PO Box ZIP code?

98572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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