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98942

ZIP 98942 is Selah, Washington, in Yakima County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Yakima
Metro area
Yakima, WA
Population
18,871
Coordinates
46.8013, -120.6648
☼ Live from 98942 — Selah, WA

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Where 98942 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 98942
  • 🔢 Type 98942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,942 = 2 × 61 × 811. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001001111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98941 (Roslyn, WA, 33 mi away) and 98943 (South Cle Elum, WA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98942 becomes 24989, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29849, 48929, 49289, 49829, 49892, 89429, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29849 in Ulmer, SC, 2,263 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 98942 and you would come out at 46.80°S, 59.34°E — 532 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 183.1 square miles of land, 98942 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 139 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,871This ZIP18,871
Households7,247This ZIP7,247
Housing units7,560This ZIP7,560
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$84,646This ZIP$84,646Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$382,300This ZIP$382,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,445This ZIP$1,445Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density103.1 / sq miThis ZIP103.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments290This ZIP290
Employees3,155This ZIP3,155
Annual payroll$159,251,000This ZIP$159,251,000
Tax returns filed8,720This ZIP8,720
Total adjusted gross income$752,485,000This ZIP$752,485,000

Land area

Land area183.06 sq miThis ZIP183.06 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Other place names in 98942

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

ZIP codes near 98942

ZIPCityDistance
98923 Cowiche, WA 9.7 mi
98947 Tieton, WA 10.4 mi
98908 Yakima, WA 12.4 mi
98907 Yakima, WA 12.7 mi
98902 Yakima, WA 15.3 mi
98909 Yakima, WA 15.7 mi
98904 Yakima, WA 16.4 mi
98934 Kittitas, WA 17.0 mi
98901 Yakima, WA 18.1 mi
98946 Thorp, WA 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98942?

98942 is in Selah, Washington, in Yakima County, part of the Yakima, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8013, -120.6648.

What county is 98942 in?

98942 lies in Yakima County.

What area code is 98942?

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

What time zone is 98942 in?

98942 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98942?

About 18,871 people live in ZIP code 98942, in 7,247 households, at 103.1 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 98942?

$84,646 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98942?

The closest are 98923 (9.7 mi), 98947 (10.4 mi), 98908 (12.4 mi), 98907 (12.7 mi) and 98902 (15.3 mi).

Is 98942 a PO Box ZIP code?

98942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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