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98596

ZIP 98596 is Winlock, 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
6,950
Coordinates
46.4923, -122.9527
☼ Live from 98596 — Winlock, WA

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Where 98596 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 98596
  • 🔢 Type 98596 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,596 = 2 × 2 × 157 × 157. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000100100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98595 (Westport, WA, 61 mi away) and 98597 (Yelm, WA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98596 becomes 69589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (65899, 68959, 95689, 95698, 95968, 95986, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96598 in FPO AA, a military post office, 9,431 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,305 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98596 and you would come out at 46.49°S, 57.05°E — 640 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 88.8 square miles of land, 98596 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,950This ZIP6,950
Households2,405This ZIP2,405
Housing units2,520This ZIP2,520
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$80,188This ZIP$80,188Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$415,600This ZIP$415,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,224This ZIP$1,224Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density78.3 / sq miThis ZIP78.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees778This ZIP778
Annual payroll$43,136,000This ZIP$43,136,000
Tax returns filed3,190This ZIP3,190
Total adjusted gross income$230,447,000This ZIP$230,447,000

Land area

Land area88.79 sq miThis ZIP88.79 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 98596

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ZIP codes near 98596

ZIPCityDistance
98565 Napavine, WA 6.3 mi
98593 Vader, WA 6.8 mi
98538 Curtis, WA 9.2 mi
98591 Toledo, WA 10.4 mi
98532 Chehalis, WA 10.4 mi
98581 Ryderwood, WA 10.8 mi
98522 Adna, WA 10.8 mi
98542 Ethel, WA 11.2 mi
98611 Castle Rock, WA 13.2 mi
98645 Silverlake, WA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98596?

98596 is in Winlock, Washington, in Lewis County, part of the Centralia, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4923, -122.9527.

What county is 98596 in?

98596 lies in Lewis County.

What area code is 98596?

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

What time zone is 98596 in?

98596 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98596?

About 6,950 people live in ZIP code 98596, in 2,405 households, at 78.3 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 98596?

$80,188 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98596?

The closest are 98565 (6.3 mi), 98593 (6.8 mi), 98538 (9.2 mi), 98591 (10.4 mi) and 98532 (10.4 mi).

Is 98596 a PO Box ZIP code?

98596 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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