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98943

ZIP 98943 is South 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
579
Coordinates
47.1840, -120.9654
☼ Live from 98943 — South Cle Elum, WA

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Where 98943 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98943
  • 🔢 Type 98943 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,943 = 3 × 13 × 43 × 59. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001001111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98942 (Selah, WA, 30 mi away) and 98944 (Sunnyside, WA, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98943 becomes 34989, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38949, 49839, 49893, 49938, 89439, 94938, …). The farthest-flung twin is 38949 in Paris, MS, 1,863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,226 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98943 and you would come out at 47.18°S, 59.03°E — 535 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
  • 📏 At 0.833 square miles of land, 98943 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 403 football fields.
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People and housing

Population579This ZIP579
Households282This ZIP282
Housing units306This ZIP306
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$66,750This ZIP$66,750Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$374,300This ZIP$374,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,661This ZIP$1,661Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%This ZIP24.1%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density695.1 / sq miThis ZIP695.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$2,033,000This ZIP$2,033,000

Land area

Land area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 98943

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ZIP codes near 98943

ZIPCityDistance
98941 Roslyn, WA 3.3 mi
98922 Cle Elum, WA 5.5 mi
98946 Thorp, WA 12.7 mi
98940 Ronald, WA 12.8 mi
98925 Easton, WA 16.2 mi
98847 Peshastin, WA 23.3 mi
98068 Snoqualmie Pass, WA 25.7 mi
98934 Kittitas, WA 29.3 mi
98937 Naches, WA 29.7 mi
98942 Selah, WA 30.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98943?

98943 is in South Cle Elum, Washington, in Kittitas County, part of the Ellensburg, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1840, -120.9654.

What county is 98943 in?

98943 lies in Kittitas County.

What area code is 98943?

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

What time zone is 98943 in?

98943 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98943?

About 579 people live in ZIP code 98943, in 282 households, at 695.1 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 98943?

$66,750 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98943?

The closest are 98941 (3.3 mi), 98922 (5.5 mi), 98946 (12.7 mi), 98940 (12.8 mi) and 98925 (16.2 mi).

Is 98943 a PO Box ZIP code?

98943 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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