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98850

ZIP 98850 is Rock Island, Washington, in Douglas County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Douglas
Population
2,032
Coordinates
47.4053, -120.0387
☼ Live from 98850 — Rock Island, WA

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Where 98850 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98850
  • 🔢 Type 98850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,850 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 659. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98849 (Riverside, WA, 84 mi away) and 98851 (Soap Lake, WA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98850 becomes 05889, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08859, 09858, 59088, 59808, 85098, 88590, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09858 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,308 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,189 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98850 and you would come out at 47.41°S, 59.96°E — 489 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 27m.
  • 📏 At 76.3 square miles of land, 98850 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,032This ZIP2,032
Households684This ZIP684
Housing units711This ZIP711
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$83,125This ZIP$83,125Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$374,700This ZIP$374,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,031This ZIP$1,031Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%This ZIP10.9%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density26.6 / sq miThis ZIP26.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees178This ZIP178
Annual payroll$9,320,000This ZIP$9,320,000
Tax returns filed1,110This ZIP1,110
Total adjusted gross income$68,850,000This ZIP$68,850,000

Land area

Land area76.25 sq miThis ZIP76.25 sq mi
Water area2.90 sq miThis ZIP2.90 sq mi

Other place names in 98850

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 98850

ZIPCityDistance
98845 Palisades, WA 5.4 mi
98802 East Wenatchee, WA 8.4 mi
98828 Malaga, WA 9.3 mi
98807 Wenatchee, WA 12.8 mi
98801 Wenatchee, WA 14.4 mi
98848 Quincy, WA 18.7 mi
98836 Monitor, WA 19.2 mi
98823 Ephrata, WA 19.4 mi
98858 Waterville, WA 20.1 mi
98815 Cashmere, WA 22.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98850?

98850 is in Rock Island, Washington, in Douglas County, part of the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4053, -120.0387.

What county is 98850 in?

98850 lies in Douglas County.

What area code is 98850?

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

What time zone is 98850 in?

98850 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98850?

About 2,032 people live in ZIP code 98850, in 684 households, at 26.6 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 98850?

$83,125 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98850?

The closest are 98845 (5.4 mi), 98802 (8.4 mi), 98828 (9.3 mi), 98807 (12.8 mi) and 98801 (14.4 mi).

Is 98850 a PO Box ZIP code?

98850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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