98836
ZIP 98836 is Monitor, Washington, in Chelan County; area code 509; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Chelan
- Metro area
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
- Population
- 429
- Coordinates
- 47.4719, -120.4385
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Where 98836 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.
- 🔢 Type 98836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,836 = 2 × 2 × 24709. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000001000010100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98834 (Methow, WA, 48 mi away) and 98837 (Moses Lake, WA, 57 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98836 becomes 63889, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38869, 39886, 68938, 83869, 96838, 98368, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96838 in Honolulu, HI, 2,751 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
- 🎯1,208 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98836 and you would come out at 47.47°S, 59.56°E — 505 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 26m.
- 📏 At 7.2 square miles of land, 98836 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 429This ZIP429 |
|---|---|
| Households | 153This ZIP153 |
| Housing units | 153This ZIP153 |
| Median age | 42.8This ZIP42.8Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $380,100This ZIP$380,100Washington$564,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.1%This ZIP9.1% |
| Mean commute | 17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min |
| Population density | 59.9 / sq miThis ZIP59.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 146This ZIP146 |
| Annual payroll | $4,910,000This ZIP$4,910,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.16 sq miThis ZIP7.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 98836
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98815 | Cashmere, WA | 4.4 mi |
98801 | Wenatchee, WA | 5.2 mi |
98807 | Wenatchee, WA | 6.9 mi |
98821 | Dryden, WA | 8.1 mi |
98847 | Peshastin, WA | 9.0 mi |
98802 | East Wenatchee, WA | 12.9 mi |
98828 | Malaga, WA | 16.5 mi |
98811 | Ardenvoir, WA | 18.4 mi |
98850 | Rock Island, WA | 19.2 mi |
98845 | Palisades, WA | 23.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98836?
98836 is in Monitor, Washington, in Chelan County, part of the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4719, -120.4385.
What county is 98836 in?
98836 lies in Chelan County.
What area code is 98836?
Monitor uses area code 509, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98836 in?
98836 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98836?
About 429 people live in ZIP code 98836, in 153 households, at 59.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 98836?
The closest are 98815 (4.4 mi), 98801 (5.2 mi), 98807 (6.9 mi), 98821 (8.1 mi) and 98847 (9 mi).
Is 98836 a PO Box ZIP code?
98836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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