Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 98623 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 98623 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,623 = 7 × 73 × 193. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000100111111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98622 (Heisson, WA, 48 mi away) and 98624 (Ilwaco, WA, 124 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98623 becomes 32689, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23968, 28369, 28396, 28693, 29368, 29386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96283 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,417 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
- 🎯1,227 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98623 and you would come out at 45.80°S, 58.51°E — 598 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 40m.
- 📏 At 0.385 square miles of land, 98623 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 186 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 55This ZIP55 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26This ZIP26 |
| Housing units | 26This ZIP26 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Population density | 142.9 / sq miThis ZIP142.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 176This ZIP176 |
| Annual payroll | $6,396,000This ZIP$6,396,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 98623
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98672 | White Salmon, WA | 1.7 mi |
98651 | Underwood, WA | 6.0 mi |
98605 | Bingen, WA | 8.4 mi |
98650 | Trout Lake, WA | 10.3 mi |
97044 | Odell, OR | 11.0 mi |
98602 | Appleton, WA | 11.4 mi |
97040 | Mosier, OR | 13.6 mi |
97031 | Hood River, OR | 14.0 mi |
98635 | Lyle, WA | 15.2 mi |
98619 | Glenwood, WA | 16.1 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 98623 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98623?
98623 is in Husum, Washington, in Klickitat County. Its published point location is 45.7996, -121.4935.
What county is 98623 in?
98623 lies in Klickitat County.
What area code is 98623?
Husum uses area code 509, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98623 in?
98623 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98623?
About 55 people live in ZIP code 98623, in 26 households, at 142.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 98623?
The closest are 98672 (1.7 mi), 98651 (6 mi), 98605 (8.4 mi), 98650 (10.3 mi) and 97044 (11 mi).
Is 98623 a PO Box ZIP code?
98623 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “98623 ZIP Code — Husum, Washington (Klickitat County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/98623
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/98623.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.