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98610

ZIP 98610 is Carson, Washington, in Skamania County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Skamania
Population
2,832
Coordinates
45.7754, -122.0191
☼ Live from 98610 — Carson, WA

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Where 98610 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98610
  • 🔢 Type 98610 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,610 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 19 × 173. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98609 (Carrolls, WA, 46 mi away) and 98611 (Castle Rock, WA, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98610 becomes 01689, 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, 7,433 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,252 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98610 and you would come out at 45.78°S, 57.98°E — 621 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 141.8 square miles of land, 98610 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,832This ZIP2,832
Households1,255This ZIP1,255
Housing units1,486This ZIP1,486
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$72,773This ZIP$72,773Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$501,600This ZIP$501,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$910This ZIP$910Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density20.0 / sq miThis ZIP20.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees402This ZIP402
Annual payroll$18,958,000This ZIP$18,958,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$131,246,000This ZIP$131,246,000

Land area

Land area141.84 sq miThis ZIP141.84 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 98610

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

ZIP codes near 98610

ZIPCityDistance
98648 Stevenson, WA 6.0 mi
98639 North Bonneville, WA 9.7 mi
97010 Bridal Veil, OR 13.9 mi
97014 Cascade Locks, OR 14.4 mi
98675 Yacolt, WA 16.1 mi
98671 Washougal, WA 16.8 mi
98605 Bingen, WA 17.1 mi
98607 Camas, WA 19.7 mi
98651 Underwood, WA 21.1 mi
98606 Brush Prairie, WA 21.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98610?

98610 is in Carson, Washington, in Skamania County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7754, -122.0191.

What county is 98610 in?

98610 lies in Skamania County.

What area code is 98610?

Carson uses area code 509, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98610 in?

98610 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98610?

About 2,832 people live in ZIP code 98610, in 1,255 households, at 20.0 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 98610?

$72,773 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98610?

The closest are 98648 (6 mi), 98639 (9.7 mi), 97010 (13.9 mi), 97014 (14.4 mi) and 98675 (16.1 mi).

Is 98610 a PO Box ZIP code?

98610 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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