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98845

ZIP 98845 is Palisades, Washington, in Douglas County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Douglas
Population
115
Coordinates
47.4393, -119.9354
☼ Live from 98845 — Palisades, WA

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Where 98845 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98845
  • 🔢 Type 98845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,845 = 5 × 53 × 373. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98844 (Oroville, WA, 108 mi away) and 98846 (Pateros, WA, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98845 becomes 54889 — and that is a real ZIP code: Turtle Lake, WI, 1,323 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45889, 45898, 48859, 48895, 49588, 49858, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45889 in Van Buren, OH, 1,829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,185 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98845 and you would come out at 47.44°S, 60.06°E — 484 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 27m.
  • 📏 At 62.8 square miles of land, 98845 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population115This ZIP115
Households52This ZIP52
Housing units54This ZIP54
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$56,250This ZIP$56,250Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$300,000This ZIP$300,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$689This ZIP$689Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density1.8 / sq miThis ZIP1.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area62.81 sq miThis ZIP62.81 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 98845

ZIPCityDistance
98850 Rock Island, WA 5.4 mi
98802 East Wenatchee, WA 11.3 mi
98828 Malaga, WA 14.5 mi
98823 Ephrata, WA 15.7 mi
98858 Waterville, WA 16.6 mi
98807 Wenatchee, WA 17.6 mi
98801 Wenatchee, WA 19.2 mi
98848 Quincy, WA 19.2 mi
98843 Orondo, WA 22.0 mi
98851 Soap Lake, WA 23.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98845?

98845 is in Palisades, Washington, in Douglas County, part of the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4393, -119.9354.

What county is 98845 in?

98845 lies in Douglas County.

What area code is 98845?

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

What time zone is 98845 in?

98845 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98845?

About 115 people live in ZIP code 98845, in 52 households, at 1.8 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 98845?

$56,250 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98845?

The closest are 98850 (5.4 mi), 98802 (11.3 mi), 98828 (14.5 mi), 98823 (15.7 mi) and 98858 (16.6 mi).

Is 98845 a PO Box ZIP code?

98845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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