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98923

ZIP 98923 is Cowiche, Washington, in Yakima County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Yakima
Metro area
Yakima, WA
Population
994
Coordinates
46.6661, -120.7172
☼ Live from 98923 — Cowiche, WA

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Where 98923 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 98923
  • 🔢 Type 98923 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,923 = 11 × 17 × 23 × 23. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001001101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98922 (Cle Elum, WA, 39 mi away) and 98925 (Easton, WA, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98923 becomes 32989, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23899, 28399, 29839, 29938, 32899, 38929, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32899 in Orlando, FL, 2,488 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,205 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98923 and you would come out at 46.67°S, 59.28°E — 538 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 5.9 square miles of land, 98923 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population994This ZIP994
Households571This ZIP571
Housing units571This ZIP571
Median age58.7This ZIP58.7Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$47,776This ZIP$47,776Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$243,600This ZIP$243,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$924This ZIP$924Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%This ZIP31.0%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density169.7 / sq miThis ZIP169.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees294This ZIP294
Annual payroll$12,656,000This ZIP$12,656,000
Tax returns filed650This ZIP650
Total adjusted gross income$42,540,000This ZIP$42,540,000

Land area

Land area5.86 sq miThis ZIP5.86 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98923

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

ZIP codes near 98923

ZIPCityDistance
98908 Yakima, WA 3.5 mi
98947 Tieton, WA 4.6 mi
98904 Yakima, WA 7.1 mi
98907 Yakima, WA 7.3 mi
98942 Selah, WA 9.7 mi
98902 Yakima, WA 9.9 mi
98909 Yakima, WA 11.0 mi
98903 Yakima, WA 14.2 mi
98939 Parker, WA 16.3 mi
98951 Wapato, WA 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98923?

98923 is in Cowiche, Washington, in Yakima County, part of the Yakima, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6661, -120.7172.

What county is 98923 in?

98923 lies in Yakima County.

What area code is 98923?

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

What time zone is 98923 in?

98923 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98923?

About 994 people live in ZIP code 98923, in 571 households, at 169.7 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 98923?

$47,776 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98923?

The closest are 98908 (3.5 mi), 98947 (4.6 mi), 98904 (7.1 mi), 98907 (7.3 mi) and 98942 (9.7 mi).

Is 98923 a PO Box ZIP code?

98923 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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