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98857

ZIP 98857 is Warden, Washington, mostly in Grant County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Grant +1 more
Metro area
Moses Lake, WA
Population
4,062
Coordinates
46.9901, -119.0248
☼ Live from 98857 — Warden, WA

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Where 98857 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98857
  • 🔢 Type 98857 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,857 = 11 × 11 × 19 × 43. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98856 (Twisp, WA, 110 mi away) and 98858 (Waterville, WA, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98857 becomes 75889, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58789, 78589, 78598, 88579, 97885, 98587). The farthest-flung twin is 78598 in Port Mansfield, TX, 1,838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,135 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98857 and you would come out at 46.99°S, 60.98°E — 456 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 167.4 square miles of land, 98857 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 127 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,062This ZIP4,062
Households1,315This ZIP1,315
Housing units1,342This ZIP1,342
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$61,860This ZIP$61,860Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$213,300This ZIP$213,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$862This ZIP$862Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density24.3 / sq miThis ZIP24.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees1,351This ZIP1,351
Annual payroll$72,393,000This ZIP$72,393,000
Tax returns filed1,760This ZIP1,760
Total adjusted gross income$106,942,000This ZIP$106,942,000

Land area

Land area167.44 sq miThis ZIP167.44 sq mi
Water area2.08 sq miThis ZIP2.08 sq mi

Counties 98857 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Grant County 68.6%
Adams County 31.4%

Other place names in 98857

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ZIP codes near 98857

ZIPCityDistance
99344 Othello, WA 13.5 mi
98837 Moses Lake, WA 17.5 mi
99341 Lind, WA 18.9 mi
98832 Marlin, WA 23.6 mi
99326 Connell, WA 23.8 mi
99159 Odessa, WA 26.3 mi
99343 Mesa, WA 28.0 mi
99357 Royal City, WA 30.8 mi
99169 Ritzville, WA 31.7 mi
98860 Wilson Creek, WA 33.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98857?

98857 is in Warden, Washington, in Grant County, part of the Moses Lake, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.9901, -119.0248.

What county is 98857 in?

98857 spans 2 counties: Grant County and Adams County. Most of it falls in Grant County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 98857?

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

What time zone is 98857 in?

98857 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98857?

About 4,062 people live in ZIP code 98857, in 1,315 households, at 24.3 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 98857?

$61,860 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98857?

The closest are 99344 (13.5 mi), 98837 (17.5 mi), 99341 (18.9 mi), 98832 (23.6 mi) and 99326 (23.8 mi).

Is 98857 a PO Box ZIP code?

98857 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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