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98908

ZIP 98908 is in Yakima, Washington, in Yakima County; area code 509; Pacific time. Yakima has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Yakima
Metro area
Yakima, WA
Population
38,060
Coordinates
46.6403, -120.7819
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Where 98908 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98908
  • 🔢 Type 98908 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,908 = 2 × 2 × 79 × 313. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001001011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98907 (Yakima, WA, 10 mi away) and 98909 (Yakima, WA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98908 becomes 80989, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08899, 08989, 09889, 09898, 98089). The farthest-flung twin is 09889 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,447 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,207 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98908 and you would come out at 46.64°S, 59.22°E — 541 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 105.7 square miles of land, 98908 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,060This ZIP38,060
Households14,796This ZIP14,796
Housing units15,379This ZIP15,379
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$84,197This ZIP$84,197Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$383,900This ZIP$383,900Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,367This ZIP$1,367Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density360.1 / sq miThis ZIP360.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments694This ZIP694
Employees7,018This ZIP7,018
Annual payroll$328,379,000This ZIP$328,379,000
Tax returns filed18,640This ZIP18,640
Total adjusted gross income$1,756,954,000This ZIP$1,756,954,000

Land area

Land area105.68 sq miThis ZIP105.68 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 98908

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ZIP codes near 98908

ZIPCityDistance
98947 Tieton, WA 3.5 mi
98923 Cowiche, WA 3.5 mi
98904 Yakima, WA 6.7 mi
98907 Yakima, WA 9.9 mi
98903 Yakima, WA 10.7 mi
98902 Yakima, WA 12.1 mi
98942 Selah, WA 12.4 mi
98909 Yakima, WA 13.4 mi
98939 Parker, WA 17.6 mi
98933 Harrah, WA 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98908?

98908 is in Yakima, Washington, in Yakima County, part of the Yakima, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6403, -120.7819.

What county is 98908 in?

98908 lies in Yakima County.

What area code is 98908?

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

What time zone is 98908 in?

98908 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98908?

About 38,060 people live in ZIP code 98908, in 14,796 households, at 360.1 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 98908?

$84,197 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98908?

The closest are 98947 (3.5 mi), 98923 (3.5 mi), 98904 (6.7 mi), 98907 (9.9 mi) and 98903 (10.7 mi).

Is 98908 a PO Box ZIP code?

98908 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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