98609
ZIP 98609 is Carrolls, Washington, in Cowlitz County; area code 360; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Cowlitz
- Metro area
- Longview-Kelso, WA
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 46.0718, -122.8657
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Where 98609 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 98609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,609 = 7 × 14087. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000100110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98607 (Camas, WA, 38 mi away) and 98610 (Carson, WA, 46 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98609 becomes 90689, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09896, 96089, 96809, 99608, 99680). The farthest-flung twin is 09896 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,418 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
- 🎯1,296 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98609 and you would come out at 46.07°S, 57.13°E — 648 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
- 📏 At 0.070 square miles of land, 98609 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 34 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 98609
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
97048 | Rainier, OR | 6.6 mi |
98626 | Kelso, WA | 8.2 mi |
97054 | Deer Island, OR | 8.2 mi |
97018 | Columbia City, OR | 12.2 mi |
98674 | Woodland, WA | 12.7 mi |
97051 | Saint Helens, OR | 12.9 mi |
98632 | Longview, WA | 13.2 mi |
98625 | Kalama, WA | 14.5 mi |
98611 | Castle Rock, WA | 16.2 mi |
97053 | Warren, OR | 16.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98609?
98609 is in Carrolls, Washington, in Cowlitz County, part of the Longview-Kelso, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.0718, -122.8657.
What county is 98609 in?
98609 lies in Cowlitz County.
What area code is 98609?
Carrolls uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98609 in?
98609 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98609?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 98609. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 98609?
The closest are 97048 (6.6 mi), 98626 (8.2 mi), 97054 (8.2 mi), 97018 (12.2 mi) and 98674 (12.7 mi).
Is 98609 a PO Box ZIP code?
98609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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