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98625

ZIP 98625 is Kalama, Washington, in Cowlitz County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Cowlitz
Metro area
Longview-Kelso, WA
Population
7,655
Coordinates
46.1117, -122.5696
☼ Live from 98625 — Kalama, WA

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Where 98625 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98625
  • 🔢 Type 98625 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,625 = 3 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 263. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000101000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98624 (Ilwaco, WA, 69 mi away) and 98626 (Kelso, WA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98625 becomes 52689, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25986, 28659, 29568, 29658, 29685, 29856, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96258 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,217 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,282 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98625 and you would come out at 46.11°S, 57.43°E — 634 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 37m.
  • 📏 At 193.9 square miles of land, 98625 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 147 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,655This ZIP7,655
Households2,915This ZIP2,915
Housing units3,156This ZIP3,156
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$116,435This ZIP$116,435Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$513,200This ZIP$513,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%This ZIP30.6%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density39.5 / sq miThis ZIP39.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments135This ZIP135
Employees1,329This ZIP1,329
Annual payroll$103,681,000This ZIP$103,681,000
Tax returns filed3,670This ZIP3,670
Total adjusted gross income$527,283,000This ZIP$527,283,000

Land area

Land area193.93 sq miThis ZIP193.93 sq mi
Water area1.69 sq miThis ZIP1.69 sq mi

Other place names in 98625

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ZIP codes near 98625

ZIPCityDistance
98603 Ariel, WA 8.4 mi
98626 Kelso, WA 10.6 mi
98674 Woodland, WA 12.0 mi
98601 Amboy, WA 13.5 mi
98649 Toutle, WA 14.2 mi
98609 Carrolls, WA 14.5 mi
98629 La Center, WA 16.4 mi
98645 Silverlake, WA 17.7 mi
98616 Cougar, WA 18.7 mi
97018 Columbia City, OR 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98625?

98625 is in Kalama, Washington, in Cowlitz County, part of the Longview-Kelso, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.1117, -122.5696.

What county is 98625 in?

98625 lies in Cowlitz County.

What area code is 98625?

Kalama uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98625 in?

98625 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98625?

About 7,655 people live in ZIP code 98625, in 2,915 households, at 39.5 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 98625?

$116,435 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98625?

The closest are 98603 (8.4 mi), 98626 (10.6 mi), 98674 (12 mi), 98601 (13.5 mi) and 98649 (14.2 mi).

Is 98625 a PO Box ZIP code?

98625 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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