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98936

ZIP 98936 is Moxee, Washington, in Yakima County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Yakima
Metro area
Yakima, WA
Population
8,744
Coordinates
46.5328, -120.1648
☼ Live from 98936 — Moxee, WA

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Where 98936 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 98936
  • 🔢 Type 98936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 83 × 149. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001001111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98935 (Mabton, WA, 28 mi away) and 98937 (Naches, WA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98936 becomes 63989, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68939, 96839, 98396, 98639, 99638, 99683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96839 in Honolulu, HI, 2,731 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,177 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98936 and you would come out at 46.53°S, 59.84°E — 518 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 138.6 square miles of land, 98936 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,744This ZIP8,744
Households2,722This ZIP2,722
Housing units2,863This ZIP2,863
Median age31.1This ZIP31.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$99,280This ZIP$99,280Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$364,700This ZIP$364,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$998This ZIP$998Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density63.1 / sq miThis ZIP63.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments100This ZIP100
Employees1,599This ZIP1,599
Annual payroll$88,319,000This ZIP$88,319,000
Tax returns filed3,150This ZIP3,150
Total adjusted gross income$239,455,000This ZIP$239,455,000

Land area

Land area138.63 sq miThis ZIP138.63 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 98936

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

ZIP codes near 98936

ZIPCityDistance
98953 Zillah, WA 7.1 mi
98921 Buena, WA 10.1 mi
98938 Outlook, WA 10.5 mi
98901 Yakima, WA 12.3 mi
98932 Granger, WA 13.8 mi
98939 Parker, WA 14.7 mi
98909 Yakima, WA 16.9 mi
98951 Wapato, WA 17.4 mi
98902 Yakima, WA 18.1 mi
98907 Yakima, WA 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98936?

98936 is in Moxee, Washington, in Yakima County, part of the Yakima, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5328, -120.1648.

What county is 98936 in?

98936 lies in Yakima County.

What area code is 98936?

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

What time zone is 98936 in?

98936 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98936?

About 8,744 people live in ZIP code 98936, in 2,722 households, at 63.1 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 98936?

$99,280 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98936?

The closest are 98953 (7.1 mi), 98921 (10.1 mi), 98938 (10.5 mi), 98901 (12.3 mi) and 98932 (13.8 mi).

Is 98936 a PO Box ZIP code?

98936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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