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98940

ZIP 98940 is Ronald, Washington, in Kittitas County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kittitas
Metro area
Ellensburg, WA
Population
858
Coordinates
47.3624, -121.0394
☼ Live from 98940 — Ronald, WA

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Where 98940 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98940
  • 🔢 Type 98940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,940 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 97. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001001111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98939 (Parker, WA, 65 mi away) and 98941 (Roslyn, WA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98940 becomes 04989 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vassalboro, ME, 2,434 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04989, 09498, 09894, 48099, 48909, 49089, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09894 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,401 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,233 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98940 and you would come out at 47.36°S, 58.96°E — 534 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 159.8 square miles of land, 98940 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 121 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population858This ZIP858
Households332This ZIP332
Housing units1,075This ZIP1,075
Median age55.0This ZIP55.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$246,441This ZIP$246,441Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$612,800This ZIP$612,800Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher62.4%This ZIP62.4%
Population density5.4 / sq miThis ZIP5.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees85This ZIP85
Annual payroll$4,941,000This ZIP$4,941,000

Land area

Land area159.85 sq miThis ZIP159.85 sq mi
Water area7.59 sq miThis ZIP7.59 sq mi

Other place names in 98940

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

ZIP codes near 98940

ZIPCityDistance
98941 Roslyn, WA 9.7 mi
98922 Cle Elum, WA 12.4 mi
98925 Easton, WA 12.5 mi
98943 South Cle Elum, WA 12.8 mi
98068 Snoqualmie Pass, WA 16.4 mi
98847 Peshastin, WA 20.2 mi
98288 Skykomish, WA 22.4 mi
98946 Thorp, WA 24.3 mi
98821 Dryden, WA 25.8 mi
98815 Cashmere, WA 28.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98940?

98940 is in Ronald, Washington, in Kittitas County, part of the Ellensburg, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3624, -121.0394.

What county is 98940 in?

98940 lies in Kittitas County.

What area code is 98940?

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

What time zone is 98940 in?

98940 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98940?

About 858 people live in ZIP code 98940, in 332 households, at 5.4 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 98940?

$246,441 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98940?

The closest are 98941 (9.7 mi), 98922 (12.4 mi), 98925 (12.5 mi), 98943 (12.8 mi) and 98068 (16.4 mi).

Is 98940 a PO Box ZIP code?

98940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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