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98685

ZIP 98685 is in Vancouver, Washington, in Clark County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time. Vancouver has 14 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Clark
Population
30,607
Coordinates
45.7152, -122.6932
☼ Live from 98685 — Vancouver, WA

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Where 98685 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 98685
  • 🔢 Type 98685 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBgBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,685 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 43. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98684 (Vancouver, WA, 10 mi away) and 98686 (Vancouver, WA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98685 becomes 58689, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (59868, 65898, 68859, 68958, 88569, 95688, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96858 in Fort Shafter, HI, 2,600 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,283 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98685 and you would come out at 45.72°S, 57.31°E — 652 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 10.2 square miles of land, 98685 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,607This ZIP30,607
Households11,721This ZIP11,721
Housing units11,846This ZIP11,846
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$130,972This ZIP$130,972Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$599,200This ZIP$599,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,664This ZIP$1,664Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.2%This ZIP42.2%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density2,991.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,991.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments555This ZIP555
Employees4,592This ZIP4,592
Annual payroll$243,195,000This ZIP$243,195,000
Tax returns filed14,310This ZIP14,310
Total adjusted gross income$1,680,292,000This ZIP$1,680,292,000

Land area

Land area10.23 sq miThis ZIP10.23 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 98685

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ZIP codes near 98685

ZIPCityDistance
98665 Vancouver, WA 3.0 mi
98686 Vancouver, WA 3.5 mi
98660 Vancouver, WA 3.9 mi
98663 Vancouver, WA 4.4 mi
98666 Vancouver, WA 5.5 mi
98668 Vancouver, WA 5.5 mi
98687 Vancouver, WA 5.5 mi
98662 Vancouver, WA 5.9 mi
98642 Ridgefield, WA 6.1 mi
98661 Vancouver, WA 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98685?

98685 is in Vancouver, Washington, in Clark County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7152, -122.6932.

What county is 98685 in?

98685 lies in Clark County.

What area code is 98685?

Vancouver uses area codes 360 and 564, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98685 in?

98685 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98685?

About 30,607 people live in ZIP code 98685, in 11,721 households, at 2,991.9 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 98685?

$130,972 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98685?

The closest are 98665 (3 mi), 98686 (3.5 mi), 98660 (3.9 mi), 98663 (4.4 mi) and 98666 (5.5 mi).

Is 98685 a PO Box ZIP code?

98685 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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