98601
ZIP 98601 is Amboy, Washington, mostly in Clark County; area code 360; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Clark +1 more
- Metro area
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Population
- 2,585
- Coordinates
- 45.9384, -122.4379
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Where 98601 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.
- 🔢 Type 98601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,601 = 3 × 23 × 1429. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000100101001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98599 (Olympia, WA, 79 mi away) and 98602 (Appleton, WA, 56 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98601 becomes 10689, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08619, 08691, 09186, 09618, 09681, 09816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09681 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,425 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
- 🎯1,274 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98601 and you would come out at 45.94°S, 57.56°E — 634 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
- 📏 At 31.1 square miles of land, 98601 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,585This ZIP2,585 |
|---|---|
| Households | 949This ZIP949 |
| Housing units | 1,117This ZIP1,117 |
| Median age | 44.4This ZIP44.4Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $106,776This ZIP$106,776Washington$98,141US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $515,000This ZIP$515,000Washington$564,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.8%This ZIP25.8% |
| Mean commute | 38.3 minThis ZIP38.3 min |
| Population density | 83.2 / sq miThis ZIP83.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 60This ZIP60 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 282This ZIP282 |
| Annual payroll | $14,230,000This ZIP$14,230,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,630This ZIP1,630 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $146,996,000This ZIP$146,996,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 31.07 sq miThis ZIP31.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi |
Counties 98601 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Clark County | 91.1% |
| Cowlitz County | 8.9% |
Other place names in 98601
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 98601
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98675 | Yacolt, WA | 7.1 mi |
98603 | Ariel, WA | 8.2 mi |
98622 | Heisson, WA | 8.3 mi |
98629 | La Center, WA | 9.7 mi |
98604 | Battle Ground, WA | 9.8 mi |
98674 | Woodland, WA | 11.0 mi |
98625 | Kalama, WA | 13.5 mi |
98606 | Brush Prairie, WA | 14.5 mi |
98616 | Cougar, WA | 15.4 mi |
98642 | Ridgefield, WA | 15.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98601?
98601 is in Amboy, Washington, in Clark County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.9384, -122.4379.
What county is 98601 in?
98601 spans 2 counties: Clark County and Cowlitz County. Most of it falls in Clark 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 98601?
Amboy uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98601 in?
98601 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98601?
About 2,585 people live in ZIP code 98601, in 949 households, at 83.2 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 98601?
$106,776 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.
What ZIP codes are near 98601?
The closest are 98675 (7.1 mi), 98603 (8.2 mi), 98622 (8.3 mi), 98629 (9.7 mi) and 98604 (9.8 mi).
Is 98601 a PO Box ZIP code?
98601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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