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98921

ZIP 98921 is Buena, Washington, in Yakima County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Yakima
Metro area
Yakima, WA
Population
124
Coordinates
46.4307, -120.3168
☼ Live from 98921 — Buena, WA

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Where 98921 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 98921
  • 🔢 Type 98921 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,921 = 31 × 3191. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001001101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98920 (Brownstown, WA, 14 mi away) and 98922 (Cle Elum, WA, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98921 becomes 12989 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vermontville, NY, 2,212 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12989, 12998, 18929, 19892, 29819, 29918, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18929 in Jamison, PA, 2,281 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,182 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98921 and you would come out at 46.43°S, 59.68°E — 528 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 0.176 square miles of land, 98921 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 85 football fields.
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People and housing

Population124This ZIP124
Households26This ZIP26
Housing units33This ZIP33
Median age15.6This ZIP15.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density704.5 / sq miThis ZIP704.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees93This ZIP93
Annual payroll$3,560,000This ZIP$3,560,000

Land area

Land area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98921

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

ZIP codes near 98921

ZIPCityDistance
98953 Zillah, WA 4.1 mi
98939 Parker, WA 8.8 mi
98951 Wapato, WA 9.5 mi
98936 Moxee, WA 10.1 mi
98932 Granger, WA 10.2 mi
98938 Outlook, WA 10.9 mi
98948 Toppenish, WA 13.6 mi
98920 Brownstown, WA 13.9 mi
98909 Yakima, WA 14.9 mi
98933 Harrah, WA 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98921?

98921 is in Buena, Washington, in Yakima County, part of the Yakima, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4307, -120.3168.

What county is 98921 in?

98921 lies in Yakima County.

What area code is 98921?

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

What time zone is 98921 in?

98921 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98921?

About 124 people live in ZIP code 98921, in 26 households, at 704.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 98921?

The closest are 98953 (4.1 mi), 98939 (8.8 mi), 98951 (9.5 mi), 98936 (10.1 mi) and 98932 (10.2 mi).

Is 98921 a PO Box ZIP code?

98921 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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