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98843

ZIP 98843 is Orondo, Washington, in Douglas County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Douglas
Population
2,510
Coordinates
47.7404, -120.0871
☼ Live from 98843 — Orondo, WA

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Where 98843 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98843
  • 🔢 Type 98843 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,843 = 97 × 1019. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98841 (Omak, WA, 58 mi away) and 98844 (Oroville, WA, 91 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98843 becomes 34889, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34988, 38849, 38948, 43988, 48893, 49838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34988 in Port Saint Lucie, FL, 2,543 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,199 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98843 and you would come out at 47.74°S, 59.91°E — 484 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 24m.
  • 📏 At 67.2 square miles of land, 98843 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,510This ZIP2,510
Households901This ZIP901
Housing units1,569This ZIP1,569
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$69,425This ZIP$69,425Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$750,900This ZIP$750,900Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$836This ZIP$836Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density37.3 / sq miThis ZIP37.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees335This ZIP335
Annual payroll$14,981,000This ZIP$14,981,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$94,977,000This ZIP$94,977,000

Land area

Land area67.22 sq miThis ZIP67.22 sq mi
Water area5.45 sq miThis ZIP5.45 sq mi

ZIP codes near 98843

ZIPCityDistance
98817 Chelan Falls, WA 5.6 mi
98858 Waterville, WA 10.2 mi
98811 Ardenvoir, WA 13.3 mi
98831 Manson, WA 13.8 mi
98802 East Wenatchee, WA 17.5 mi
98846 Pateros, WA 19.7 mi
98845 Palisades, WA 22.0 mi
98850 Rock Island, WA 23.3 mi
98815 Cashmere, WA 23.4 mi
98807 Wenatchee, WA 24.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98843?

98843 is in Orondo, Washington, in Douglas County, part of the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7404, -120.0871.

What county is 98843 in?

98843 lies in Douglas County.

What area code is 98843?

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

What time zone is 98843 in?

98843 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98843?

About 2,510 people live in ZIP code 98843, in 901 households, at 37.3 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 98843?

$69,425 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98843?

The closest are 98817 (5.6 mi), 98858 (10.2 mi), 98811 (13.3 mi), 98831 (13.8 mi) and 98802 (17.5 mi).

Is 98843 a PO Box ZIP code?

98843 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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