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98582

ZIP 98582 is Salkum, Washington, in Lewis County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lewis
Metro area
Centralia, WA
Population
438
Coordinates
46.5237, -122.6257
☼ Live from 98582 — Salkum, WA

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Where 98582 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98582
  • 🔢 Type 98582 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,582 = 2 × 11 × 4481. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98581 (Ryderwood, WA, 24 mi away) and 98583 (Satsop, WA, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98582 becomes 28589 — and that is a real ZIP code: Williston, NC, 2,510 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28589, 29588, 59828, 85298, 85928, 88529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28589 in Williston, NC, 2,510 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98582 and you would come out at 46.52°S, 57.37°E — 625 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 5.8 square miles of land, 98582 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population438This ZIP438
Households229This ZIP229
Housing units272This ZIP272
Median age58.8This ZIP58.8Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$89,387This ZIP$89,387Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$346,100This ZIP$346,100Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Population density75.0 / sq miThis ZIP75.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$3,880,000This ZIP$3,880,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$28,923,000This ZIP$28,923,000

Land area

Land area5.84 sq miThis ZIP5.84 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

ZIP codes near 98582

ZIPCityDistance
98542 Ethel, WA 4.8 mi
98570 Onalaska, WA 7.5 mi
98591 Toledo, WA 8.1 mi
98585 Silver Creek, WA 9.3 mi
98564 Mossyrock, WA 11.1 mi
98565 Napavine, WA 13.9 mi
98533 Cinebar, WA 14.5 mi
98645 Silverlake, WA 14.7 mi
98649 Toutle, WA 15.1 mi
98596 Winlock, WA 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98582?

98582 is in Salkum, Washington, in Lewis County, part of the Centralia, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5237, -122.6257.

What county is 98582 in?

98582 lies in Lewis County.

What area code is 98582?

Salkum uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98582 in?

98582 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98582?

About 438 people live in ZIP code 98582, in 229 households, at 75.0 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 98582?

$89,387 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98582?

The closest are 98542 (4.8 mi), 98570 (7.5 mi), 98591 (8.1 mi), 98585 (9.3 mi) and 98564 (11.1 mi).

Is 98582 a PO Box ZIP code?

98582 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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