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Where 98602 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 98602 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,602 = 2 × 7 × 7043. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000100101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98601 (Amboy, WA, 56 mi away) and 98603 (Ariel, WA, 56 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98602 becomes 20689 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sunderland, MD, 2,307 miles away.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02896, 06829, 08629, 09628, 09682, 09826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09682 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,422 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
- 🎯1,218 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98602 and you would come out at 45.87°S, 58.72°E — 586 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
- 📏 At 60.4 square miles of land, 98602 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 320This ZIP320 |
|---|---|
| Households | 159This ZIP159 |
| Housing units | 217This ZIP217 |
| Median age | 61.2This ZIP61.2Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $53,617This ZIP$53,617Washington$98,141US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.9%This ZIP28.9% |
| Mean commute | 27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min |
| Population density | 5.3 / sq miThis ZIP5.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 100This ZIP100 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $7,137,000This ZIP$7,137,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 60.38 sq miThis ZIP60.38 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 98602
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98670 | Wahkiacus, WA | 6.4 mi |
98619 | Glenwood, WA | 7.1 mi |
98635 | Lyle, WA | 9.4 mi |
98672 | White Salmon, WA | 9.9 mi |
98628 | Klickitat, WA | 10.3 mi |
98623 | Husum, WA | 11.4 mi |
98650 | Trout Lake, WA | 13.3 mi |
98613 | Centerville, WA | 16.8 mi |
98651 | Underwood, WA | 17.1 mi |
98617 | Dallesport, WA | 17.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98602?
98602 is in Appleton, Washington, in Klickitat County. Its published point location is 45.8693, -121.2797.
What county is 98602 in?
98602 lies in Klickitat County.
What area code is 98602?
Appleton uses area code 509, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98602 in?
98602 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98602?
About 320 people live in ZIP code 98602, in 159 households, at 5.3 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 98602?
$53,617 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.
What ZIP codes are near 98602?
The closest are 98670 (6.4 mi), 98619 (7.1 mi), 98635 (9.4 mi), 98672 (9.9 mi) and 98628 (10.3 mi).
Is 98602 a PO Box ZIP code?
98602 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “98602 ZIP Code — Appleton, Washington (Klickitat County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/98602
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