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98801

ZIP 98801 is in Wenatchee, Washington, in Chelan County; area code 509; Pacific time. Wenatchee has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 98807.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Chelan
Population
45,426
Coordinates
47.4315, -120.3450
☼ Live from 98801 — Wenatchee, WA

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Where 98801 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 98801
  • 🔢 Type 98801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 98801 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000111110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98687 (Vancouver, WA, 166 mi away) and 98802 (East Wenatchee, WA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98801 becomes 10889, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01889, 09818, 09881, 10988, 18098, 18980, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09881 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,389 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,203 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98801 and you would come out at 47.43°S, 59.65°E — 502 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 153.6 square miles of land, 98801 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 117 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,426This ZIP45,426
Households17,723This ZIP17,723
Housing units18,408This ZIP18,408
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$81,488This ZIP$81,488Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$461,200This ZIP$461,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,265This ZIP$1,265Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%This ZIP30.6%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density295.8 / sq miThis ZIP295.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,506This ZIP1,506
Employees22,139This ZIP22,139
Annual payroll$1,346,076,000This ZIP$1,346,076,000
Tax returns filed21,250This ZIP21,250
Total adjusted gross income$1,675,350,000This ZIP$1,675,350,000

Land area

Land area153.56 sq miThis ZIP153.56 sq mi
Water area3.82 sq miThis ZIP3.82 sq mi

Other place names in 98801

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ZIP codes near 98801

ZIPCityDistance
98807 Wenatchee, WA 1.7 mi
98836 Monitor, WA 5.2 mi
98815 Cashmere, WA 9.2 mi
98802 East Wenatchee, WA 9.4 mi
98828 Malaga, WA 11.5 mi
98847 Peshastin, WA 12.8 mi
98821 Dryden, WA 13.2 mi
98850 Rock Island, WA 14.4 mi
98845 Palisades, WA 19.2 mi
98811 Ardenvoir, WA 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98801?

98801 is in Wenatchee, Washington, in Chelan County, part of the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4315, -120.3450.

What county is 98801 in?

98801 lies in Chelan County.

What area code is 98801?

Wenatchee uses area code 509, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98801 in?

98801 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98801?

About 45,426 people live in ZIP code 98801, in 17,723 households, at 295.8 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 98801?

$81,488 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98801?

The closest are 98807 (1.7 mi), 98836 (5.2 mi), 98815 (9.2 mi), 98802 (9.4 mi) and 98828 (11.5 mi).

Is 98801 a PO Box ZIP code?

98801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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