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98851

ZIP 98851 is Soap Lake, Washington, in Grant County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Grant
Metro area
Moses Lake, WA
Population
4,437
Coordinates
47.4139, -119.4322
☼ Live from 98851 — Soap Lake, WA

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Where 98851 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98851
  • 🔢 Type 98851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,851 = 41 × 2411. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98850 (Rock Island, WA, 28 mi away) and 98852 (Stehekin, WA, 87 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98851 becomes 15889, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18958, 19885, 88519, 89158, 89185, 89815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19885 in Wilmington, DE, 2,228 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,162 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98851 and you would come out at 47.41°S, 60.57°E — 462 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 146.1 square miles of land, 98851 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 111 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,437This ZIP4,437
Households1,604This ZIP1,604
Housing units2,003This ZIP2,003
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$63,333This ZIP$63,333Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$242,800This ZIP$242,800Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,001This ZIP$1,001Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density30.4 / sq miThis ZIP30.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees169This ZIP169
Annual payroll$7,180,000This ZIP$7,180,000
Tax returns filed1,830This ZIP1,830
Total adjusted gross income$109,322,000This ZIP$109,322,000

Land area

Land area146.06 sq miThis ZIP146.06 sq mi
Water area4.40 sq miThis ZIP4.40 sq mi

Other place names in 98851

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ZIP codes near 98851

ZIPCityDistance
98853 Stratford, WA 7.9 mi
98823 Ephrata, WA 10.8 mi
98860 Wilson Creek, WA 15.2 mi
99115 Coulee City, WA 18.2 mi
98837 Moses Lake, WA 19.2 mi
98832 Marlin, WA 19.8 mi
99135 Hartline, WA 23.3 mi
98845 Palisades, WA 23.6 mi
98848 Quincy, WA 25.6 mi
98858 Waterville, WA 28.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98851?

98851 is in Soap Lake, Washington, in Grant County, part of the Moses Lake, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4139, -119.4322.

What county is 98851 in?

98851 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 98851?

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

What time zone is 98851 in?

98851 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98851?

About 4,437 people live in ZIP code 98851, in 1,604 households, at 30.4 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 98851?

$63,333 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98851?

The closest are 98853 (7.9 mi), 98823 (10.8 mi), 98860 (15.2 mi), 99115 (18.2 mi) and 98837 (19.2 mi).

Is 98851 a PO Box ZIP code?

98851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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