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98901

ZIP 98901 is in Yakima, Washington, mostly in Yakima County; area code 509; Pacific time. Yakima has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Yakima +1 more
Metro area
Yakima, WA
Population
31,366
Coordinates
46.6652, -120.3385
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Where 98901 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 98901
  • 🔢 Type 98901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,901 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 37. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98862 (Winthrop, WA, 134 mi away) and 98902 (Yakima, WA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98901 becomes 10989 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valley Cottage, NY, 2,308 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01899, 09189, 09819, 09891, 10989, 10998, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09891 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,441 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,188 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98901 and you would come out at 46.67°S, 59.66°E — 522 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
  • 📏 At 184.5 square miles of land, 98901 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 140 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,366This ZIP31,366
Households11,246This ZIP11,246
Housing units12,202This ZIP12,202
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$57,392This ZIP$57,392Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$279,600This ZIP$279,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,024This ZIP$1,024Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density170.0 / sq miThis ZIP170.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments847This ZIP847
Employees11,976This ZIP11,976
Annual payroll$610,829,000This ZIP$610,829,000
Tax returns filed13,100This ZIP13,100
Total adjusted gross income$729,455,000This ZIP$729,455,000

Land area

Land area184.50 sq miThis ZIP184.50 sq mi
Water area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi

Counties 98901 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Yakima County 91.3%
Kittitas County 8.7%

Other place names in 98901

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

ZIP codes near 98901

ZIPCityDistance
98909 Yakima, WA 9.1 mi
98902 Yakima, WA 10.4 mi
98907 Yakima, WA 11.4 mi
98936 Moxee, WA 12.3 mi
98939 Parker, WA 13.0 mi
98921 Buena, WA 16.2 mi
98953 Zillah, WA 16.3 mi
98951 Wapato, WA 16.7 mi
98923 Cowiche, WA 18.0 mi
98942 Selah, WA 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98901?

98901 is in Yakima, Washington, in Yakima County, part of the Yakima, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6652, -120.3385.

What county is 98901 in?

98901 spans 2 counties: Yakima County and Kittitas County. Most of it falls in Yakima 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 98901?

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

What time zone is 98901 in?

98901 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98901?

About 31,366 people live in ZIP code 98901, in 11,246 households, at 170.0 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 98901?

$57,392 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98901?

The closest are 98909 (9.1 mi), 98902 (10.4 mi), 98907 (11.4 mi), 98936 (12.3 mi) and 98939 (13 mi).

Is 98901 a PO Box ZIP code?

98901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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