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98626

ZIP 98626 is Kelso, Washington, in Cowlitz County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Cowlitz
Metro area
Longview-Kelso, WA
Population
26,892
Coordinates
46.1722, -122.7735
☼ Live from 98626 — Kelso, WA

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Where 98626 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 98626
  • 🔢 Type 98626 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,626 = 2 × 11 × 4483. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98625 (Kalama, WA, 11 mi away) and 98628 (Klickitat, WA, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98626 becomes 62689 — and that is a real ZIP code: Thayer, IL, 1,720 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28669, 29686, 62689, 62869, 62896, 68629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96826 in Honolulu, HI, 2,612 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98626 and you would come out at 46.17°S, 57.23°E — 641 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 134.6 square miles of land, 98626 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 102 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,892This ZIP26,892
Households10,342This ZIP10,342
Housing units10,766This ZIP10,766
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$75,528This ZIP$75,528Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$368,900This ZIP$368,900Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,267This ZIP$1,267Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density199.8 / sq miThis ZIP199.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments435This ZIP435
Employees5,439This ZIP5,439
Annual payroll$272,511,000This ZIP$272,511,000
Tax returns filed11,690This ZIP11,690
Total adjusted gross income$834,909,000This ZIP$834,909,000

Land area

Land area134.61 sq miThis ZIP134.61 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Other place names in 98626

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ZIP codes near 98626

ZIPCityDistance
98609 Carrolls, WA 8.2 mi
98625 Kalama, WA 10.6 mi
98611 Castle Rock, WA 11.0 mi
98645 Silverlake, WA 11.1 mi
98632 Longview, WA 14.0 mi
97048 Rainier, OR 14.6 mi
98649 Toutle, WA 15.2 mi
98674 Woodland, WA 16.1 mi
97054 Deer Island, OR 16.4 mi
98591 Toledo, WA 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98626?

98626 is in Kelso, Washington, in Cowlitz County, part of the Longview-Kelso, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.1722, -122.7735.

What county is 98626 in?

98626 lies in Cowlitz County.

What area code is 98626?

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

What time zone is 98626 in?

98626 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98626?

About 26,892 people live in ZIP code 98626, in 10,342 households, at 199.8 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 98626?

$75,528 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98626?

The closest are 98609 (8.2 mi), 98625 (10.6 mi), 98611 (11 mi), 98645 (11.1 mi) and 98632 (14 mi).

Is 98626 a PO Box ZIP code?

98626 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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