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98597

ZIP 98597 is Yelm, Washington, in Thurston County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Thurston
Population
26,669
Coordinates
46.8443, -122.4929
☼ Live from 98597 — Yelm, WA

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Where 98597 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 98597
  • 🔢 Type 98597 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 98597 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98596 (Winlock, WA, 33 mi away) and 98599 (Olympia, WA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98597 becomes 79589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (78599, 78959, 79958, 95798, 95978, 95987, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99785 in Brevig Mission, AK, 2,056 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98597 and you would come out at 46.84°S, 57.51°E — 611 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 111.0 square miles of land, 98597 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,669This ZIP26,669
Households9,715This ZIP9,715
Housing units10,384This ZIP10,384
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$92,219This ZIP$92,219Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$447,600This ZIP$447,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,638This ZIP$1,638Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%This ZIP24.1%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density240.2 / sq miThis ZIP240.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments394This ZIP394
Employees3,654This ZIP3,654
Annual payroll$149,581,000This ZIP$149,581,000
Tax returns filed11,860This ZIP11,860
Total adjusted gross income$867,839,000This ZIP$867,839,000

Land area

Land area111.02 sq miThis ZIP111.02 sq mi
Water area3.78 sq miThis ZIP3.78 sq mi

Other place names in 98597

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 98597

ZIPCityDistance
98558 Mckenna, WA 7.1 mi
98576 Rainier, WA 7.4 mi
98348 La Grande, WA 8.3 mi
98580 Roy, WA 9.9 mi
98533 Cinebar, WA 13.5 mi
98509 Lacey, WA 13.5 mi
98540 East Olympia, WA 13.5 mi
98589 Tenino, WA 14.3 mi
98513 Olympia, WA 15.3 mi
98328 Eatonville, WA 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98597?

98597 is in Yelm, Washington, in Thurston County, part of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8443, -122.4929.

What county is 98597 in?

98597 lies in Thurston County.

What area code is 98597?

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

What time zone is 98597 in?

98597 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98597?

About 26,669 people live in ZIP code 98597, in 9,715 households, at 240.2 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 98597?

$92,219 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98597?

The closest are 98558 (7.1 mi), 98576 (7.4 mi), 98348 (8.3 mi), 98580 (9.9 mi) and 98533 (13.5 mi).

Is 98597 a PO Box ZIP code?

98597 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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