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98828

ZIP 98828 is Malaga, Washington, mostly in Chelan County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Chelan +1 more
Population
1,898
Coordinates
47.3101, -120.1783
☼ Live from 98828 — Malaga, WA

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Where 98828 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 98828
  • 🔢 Type 98828 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,828 = 2 × 2 × 31 × 797. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98827 (Loomis, WA, 109 mi away) and 98829 (Malott, WA, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98828 becomes 82889, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (89828, 98288). The farthest-flung twin is 89828 in Lamoille, NV, 514 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,193 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98828 and you would come out at 47.31°S, 59.82°E — 497 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 61.4 square miles of land, 98828 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,898This ZIP1,898
Households813This ZIP813
Housing units910This ZIP910
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$70,197This ZIP$70,197Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$437,600This ZIP$437,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,766This ZIP$1,766Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density30.9 / sq miThis ZIP30.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees170This ZIP170
Annual payroll$8,712,000This ZIP$8,712,000
Tax returns filed1,230This ZIP1,230
Total adjusted gross income$91,060,000This ZIP$91,060,000

Land area

Land area61.38 sq miThis ZIP61.38 sq mi
Water area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi

Counties 98828 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chelan County 91.1%
Kittitas County 8.9%

ZIP codes near 98828

ZIPCityDistance
98850 Rock Island, WA 9.3 mi
98807 Wenatchee, WA 10.0 mi
98801 Wenatchee, WA 11.5 mi
98802 East Wenatchee, WA 12.6 mi
98845 Palisades, WA 14.5 mi
98836 Monitor, WA 16.5 mi
98848 Quincy, WA 18.5 mi
98815 Cashmere, WA 20.7 mi
98847 Peshastin, WA 22.1 mi
98824 George, WA 22.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98828?

98828 is in Malaga, Washington, in Chelan County, part of the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3101, -120.1783.

What county is 98828 in?

98828 spans 2 counties: Chelan County and Kittitas County. Most of it falls in Chelan County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 98828?

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

What time zone is 98828 in?

98828 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98828?

About 1,898 people live in ZIP code 98828, in 813 households, at 30.9 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 98828?

$70,197 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98828?

The closest are 98850 (9.3 mi), 98807 (10 mi), 98801 (11.5 mi), 98802 (12.6 mi) and 98845 (14.5 mi).

Is 98828 a PO Box ZIP code?

98828 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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