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98860

ZIP 98860 is Wilson Creek, Washington, in Grant County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Grant
Metro area
Moses Lake, WA
Population
277
Coordinates
47.4640, -119.1150
☼ Live from 98860 — Wilson Creek, WA

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Where 98860 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98860
  • 🔢 Type 98860 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgBBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,860 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 4943. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98859 (Wauconda, WA, 92 mi away) and 98862 (Winthrop, WA, 94 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98860 becomes 06889 — and that is a real ZIP code: Westport, CT, 2,271 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06889, 08869, 09886, 68980, 89086, 96088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09886 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,374 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,149 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98860 and you would come out at 47.46°S, 60.88°E — 447 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 99.1 square miles of land, 98860 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population277This ZIP277
Households124This ZIP124
Housing units141This ZIP141
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$62,500This ZIP$62,500Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$185,100This ZIP$185,100Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$796This ZIP$796Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute38.8 minThis ZIP38.8 min
Population density2.8 / sq miThis ZIP2.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees2This ZIP2
Annual payroll$109,000This ZIP$109,000

Land area

Land area99.10 sq miThis ZIP99.10 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 98860

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ZIP codes near 98860

ZIPCityDistance
98853 Stratford, WA 7.8 mi
98832 Marlin, WA 10.0 mi
99135 Hartline, WA 13.7 mi
98851 Soap Lake, WA 15.2 mi
99159 Odessa, WA 18.9 mi
99115 Coulee City, WA 19.0 mi
99103 Almira, WA 20.8 mi
98837 Moses Lake, WA 23.8 mi
98823 Ephrata, WA 25.8 mi
99185 Wilbur, WA 26.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98860?

98860 is in Wilson Creek, Washington, in Grant County, part of the Moses Lake, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4640, -119.1150.

What county is 98860 in?

98860 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 98860?

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

What time zone is 98860 in?

98860 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98860?

About 277 people live in ZIP code 98860, in 124 households, at 2.8 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 98860?

$62,500 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98860?

The closest are 98853 (7.8 mi), 98832 (10 mi), 99135 (13.7 mi), 98851 (15.2 mi) and 99159 (18.9 mi).

Is 98860 a PO Box ZIP code?

98860 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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