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98826

ZIP 98826 is Leavenworth, Washington, in Chelan County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Chelan
Population
7,605
Coordinates
47.7831, -120.8432
☼ Live from 98826 — Leavenworth, WA

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Where 98826 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98826
  • 🔢 Type 98826 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,826 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 181. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98824 (George, WA, 67 mi away) and 98827 (Loomis, WA, 90 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98826 becomes 62889 — and that is a real ZIP code: Texico, IL, 1,723 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28689, 28698, 29688, 62889, 62898, 62988, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96828 in Honolulu, HI, 2,745 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,233 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98826 and you would come out at 47.78°S, 59.16°E — 517 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 24m.
  • 📏 At 1,015.6 square miles of land, 98826 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 771 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,605This ZIP7,605
Households3,577This ZIP3,577
Housing units5,954This ZIP5,954
Median age55.1This ZIP55.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$87,646This ZIP$87,646Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$720,000This ZIP$720,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,287This ZIP$1,287Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.9%This ZIP45.9%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density7.5 / sq miThis ZIP7.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments408This ZIP408
Employees3,395This ZIP3,395
Annual payroll$141,638,000This ZIP$141,638,000
Tax returns filed3,950This ZIP3,950
Total adjusted gross income$438,233,000This ZIP$438,233,000

Land area

Land area1,015.63 sq miThis ZIP1,015.63 sq mi
Water area7.95 sq miThis ZIP7.95 sq mi

Other place names in 98826

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ZIP codes near 98826

ZIPCityDistance
98822 Entiat, WA 16.9 mi
98821 Dryden, WA 20.6 mi
98811 Ardenvoir, WA 22.1 mi
98815 Cashmere, WA 24.4 mi
98288 Skykomish, WA 25.1 mi
98256 Index, WA 26.3 mi
98847 Peshastin, WA 26.9 mi
98836 Monitor, WA 28.6 mi
98816 Chelan, WA 30.2 mi
98940 Ronald, WA 30.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98826?

98826 is in Leavenworth, Washington, in Chelan County, part of the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7831, -120.8432.

What county is 98826 in?

98826 lies in Chelan County.

What time zone is 98826 in?

98826 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98826?

About 7,605 people live in ZIP code 98826, in 3,577 households, at 7.5 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 98826?

$87,646 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98826?

The closest are 98822 (16.9 mi), 98821 (20.6 mi), 98811 (22.1 mi), 98815 (24.4 mi) and 98288 (25.1 mi).

Is 98826 a PO Box ZIP code?

98826 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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