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98642

ZIP 98642 is Ridgefield, Washington, in Clark County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Clark
Population
26,816
Coordinates
45.8033, -122.7017
☼ Live from 98642 — Ridgefield, WA

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Where 98642 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98642
  • 🔢 Type 98642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,642 = 2 × 31 × 37 × 43. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000101010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98641 (Oysterville, WA, 83 mi away) and 98643 (Rosburg, WA, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98642 becomes 24689, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 28694, 29468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,285 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98642 and you would come out at 45.80°S, 57.30°E — 649 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 56.8 square miles of land, 98642 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,816This ZIP26,816
Households9,526This ZIP9,526
Housing units9,951This ZIP9,951
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$120,822This ZIP$120,822Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$652,400This ZIP$652,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,128This ZIP$2,128Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%This ZIP40.8%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density471.7 / sq miThis ZIP471.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments593This ZIP593
Employees7,564This ZIP7,564
Annual payroll$434,849,000This ZIP$434,849,000
Tax returns filed13,370This ZIP13,370
Total adjusted gross income$1,776,240,000This ZIP$1,776,240,000

Land area

Land area56.85 sq miThis ZIP56.85 sq mi
Water area2.97 sq miThis ZIP2.97 sq mi

Other place names in 98642

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ZIP codes near 98642

ZIPCityDistance
98685 Vancouver, WA 6.1 mi
98629 La Center, WA 6.5 mi
98686 Vancouver, WA 6.7 mi
97018 Columbia City, OR 8.5 mi
98665 Vancouver, WA 8.7 mi
97053 Warren, OR 8.9 mi
98604 Battle Ground, WA 9.2 mi
98660 Vancouver, WA 9.9 mi
98662 Vancouver, WA 9.9 mi
97231 Portland, OR 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98642?

98642 is in Ridgefield, Washington, in Clark County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8033, -122.7017.

What county is 98642 in?

98642 lies in Clark County.

What area code is 98642?

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

What time zone is 98642 in?

98642 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98642?

About 26,816 people live in ZIP code 98642, in 9,526 households, at 471.7 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 98642?

$120,822 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98642?

The closest are 98685 (6.1 mi), 98629 (6.5 mi), 98686 (6.7 mi), 97018 (8.5 mi) and 98665 (8.7 mi).

Is 98642 a PO Box ZIP code?

98642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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