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98629

ZIP 98629 is La Center, Washington, in Clark County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Clark
Population
9,076
Coordinates
45.8773, -122.6194
☼ Live from 98629 — La Center, WA

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Where 98629 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 98629
  • 🔢 Type 98629 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,629 = 19 × 29 × 179. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000101000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98628 (Klickitat, WA, 75 mi away) and 98631 (Long Beach, WA, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98629 becomes 92689, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28699, 29689, 62899, 62998, 68929, 92698, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96928 in Agat, GU, 5,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% 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 98629 and you would come out at 45.88°S, 57.38°E — 643 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 39m.
  • 📏 At 37.8 square miles of land, 98629 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,076This ZIP9,076
Households3,164This ZIP3,164
Housing units3,571This ZIP3,571
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$106,779This ZIP$106,779Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$611,200This ZIP$611,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,918This ZIP$1,918Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%This ZIP26.3%
Mean commute35.6 minThis ZIP35.6 min
Population density240.2 / sq miThis ZIP240.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments154This ZIP154
Employees859This ZIP859
Annual payroll$46,914,000This ZIP$46,914,000
Tax returns filed4,790This ZIP4,790
Total adjusted gross income$538,769,000This ZIP$538,769,000

Land area

Land area37.79 sq miThis ZIP37.79 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 98629

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ZIP codes near 98629

ZIPCityDistance
98674 Woodland, WA 5.6 mi
98642 Ridgefield, WA 6.5 mi
98622 Heisson, WA 7.2 mi
98604 Battle Ground, WA 7.2 mi
97018 Columbia City, OR 9.4 mi
98601 Amboy, WA 9.7 mi
98686 Vancouver, WA 10.6 mi
98685 Vancouver, WA 11.8 mi
98606 Brush Prairie, WA 12.9 mi
97053 Warren, OR 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98629?

98629 is in La Center, Washington, in Clark County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8773, -122.6194.

What county is 98629 in?

98629 lies in Clark County.

What area code is 98629?

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

What time zone is 98629 in?

98629 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98629?

About 9,076 people live in ZIP code 98629, in 3,164 households, at 240.2 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 98629?

$106,779 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98629?

The closest are 98674 (5.6 mi), 98642 (6.5 mi), 98622 (7.2 mi), 98604 (7.2 mi) and 97018 (9.4 mi).

Is 98629 a PO Box ZIP code?

98629 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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