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98824

ZIP 98824 is George, Washington, in Grant County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Grant
Metro area
Moses Lake, WA
Population
147
Coordinates
47.0685, -119.8665
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Where 98824 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98824
  • 🔢 Type 98824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 1123. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98823 (Ephrata, WA, 22 mi away) and 98826 (Leavenworth, WA, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98824 becomes 42889, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24898, 29488, 29848, 48829, 48892, 49288, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29488 in Walterboro, SC, 2,263 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,174 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98824 and you would come out at 47.07°S, 60.13°E — 490 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 0.955 square miles of land, 98824 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 462 football fields.
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People and housing

Population147This ZIP147
Households49This ZIP49
Housing units53This ZIP53
Median age21.4This ZIP21.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$44,028This ZIP$44,028Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$176,800This ZIP$176,800Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute13.3 minThis ZIP13.3 min
Population density153.9 / sq miThis ZIP153.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$3,246,000This ZIP$3,246,000

Land area

Land area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98824

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 98824

ZIPCityDistance
98848 Quincy, WA 7.0 mi
99321 Beverly, WA 14.5 mi
99357 Royal City, WA 15.6 mi
98950 Vantage, WA 18.2 mi
98823 Ephrata, WA 21.6 mi
98828 Malaga, WA 22.2 mi
98926 Ellensburg, WA 23.7 mi
99349 Mattawa, WA 24.6 mi
98850 Rock Island, WA 24.6 mi
98845 Palisades, WA 25.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98824?

98824 is in George, Washington, in Grant County, part of the Moses Lake, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0685, -119.8665.

What county is 98824 in?

98824 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 98824?

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

What time zone is 98824 in?

98824 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98824?

About 147 people live in ZIP code 98824, in 49 households, at 153.9 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 98824?

$44,028 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98824?

The closest are 98848 (7 mi), 99321 (14.5 mi), 99357 (15.6 mi), 98950 (18.2 mi) and 98823 (21.6 mi).

Is 98824 a PO Box ZIP code?

98824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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