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98852

ZIP 98852 is Stehekin, Washington, in Chelan County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Chelan
Population
44
Coordinates
48.3655, -120.6698
☼ Live from 98852 — Stehekin, WA

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Where 98852 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98852
  • 🔢 Type 98852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,852 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1901. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98851 (Soap Lake, WA, 87 mi away) and 98853 (Stratford, WA, 89 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98852 becomes 25889, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28589, 29588, 59828, 85298, 85928, 88529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28589 in Williston, NC, 2,428 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,238 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98852 and you would come out at 48.37°S, 59.33°E — 499 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 19m.
  • 📏 At 134.3 square miles of land, 98852 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 102 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44This ZIP44
Households23This ZIP23
Housing units132This ZIP132
Median age65.6This ZIP65.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$47,750This ZIP$47,750Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$537,500This ZIP$537,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Population density0.3 / sq miThis ZIP0.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$1,480,000This ZIP$1,480,000

Land area

Land area134.25 sq miThis ZIP134.25 sq mi
Water area8.07 sq miThis ZIP8.07 sq mi

ZIP codes near 98852

ZIPCityDistance
98856 Twisp, WA 18.7 mi
98814 Carlton, WA 20.9 mi
98241 Darrington, WA 24.3 mi
98862 Winthrop, WA 26.1 mi
98816 Chelan, WA 26.5 mi
98822 Entiat, WA 26.8 mi
98267 Marblemount, WA 27.4 mi
98833 Mazama, WA 28.8 mi
98834 Methow, WA 32.5 mi
98831 Manson, WA 38.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98852?

98852 is in Stehekin, Washington, in Chelan County, part of the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.3655, -120.6698.

What county is 98852 in?

98852 lies in Chelan County.

What area code is 98852?

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

What time zone is 98852 in?

98852 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98852?

About 44 people live in ZIP code 98852, in 23 households, at 0.3 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 98852?

$47,750 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98852?

The closest are 98856 (18.7 mi), 98814 (20.9 mi), 98241 (24.3 mi), 98862 (26.1 mi) and 98816 (26.5 mi).

Is 98852 a PO Box ZIP code?

98852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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