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98922

ZIP 98922 is Cle Elum, Washington, in Kittitas County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kittitas
Metro area
Ellensburg, WA
Population
7,688
Coordinates
47.2262, -120.8654
☼ Live from 98922 — Cle Elum, WA

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Where 98922 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 98922
  • 🔢 Type 98922 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,922 = 2 × 3 × 16487. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001001101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98921 (Buena, WA, 61 mi away) and 98923 (Cowiche, WA, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98922 becomes 22989 — and that is a real ZIP code: Woodberry Forest, VA, 2,224 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22989, 28299, 29829, 29928, 82929, 98229, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29928 in Hilton Head Island, SC, 2,339 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,222 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98922 and you would come out at 47.23°S, 59.13°E — 530 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 416.2 square miles of land, 98922 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 316 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,688This ZIP7,688
Households3,554This ZIP3,554
Housing units5,465This ZIP5,465
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,603This ZIP$73,603Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$647,600This ZIP$647,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,302This ZIP$1,302Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute35.8 minThis ZIP35.8 min
Population density18.5 / sq miThis ZIP18.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments369This ZIP369
Employees2,378This ZIP2,378
Annual payroll$134,560,000This ZIP$134,560,000
Tax returns filed3,630This ZIP3,630
Total adjusted gross income$529,307,000This ZIP$529,307,000

Land area

Land area416.22 sq miThis ZIP416.22 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 98922

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

ZIP codes near 98922

ZIPCityDistance
98943 South Cle Elum, WA 5.5 mi
98941 Roslyn, WA 6.3 mi
98946 Thorp, WA 12.1 mi
98940 Ronald, WA 12.4 mi
98847 Peshastin, WA 17.9 mi
98925 Easton, WA 19.7 mi
98836 Monitor, WA 26.2 mi
98821 Dryden, WA 26.6 mi
98934 Kittitas, WA 27.0 mi
98815 Cashmere, WA 27.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98922?

98922 is in Cle Elum, Washington, in Kittitas County, part of the Ellensburg, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2262, -120.8654.

What county is 98922 in?

98922 lies in Kittitas County.

What area code is 98922?

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

What time zone is 98922 in?

98922 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98922?

About 7,688 people live in ZIP code 98922, in 3,554 households, at 18.5 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 98922?

$73,603 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98922?

The closest are 98943 (5.5 mi), 98941 (6.3 mi), 98946 (12.1 mi), 98940 (12.4 mi) and 98847 (17.9 mi).

Is 98922 a PO Box ZIP code?

98922 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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