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98944

ZIP 98944 is Sunnyside, Washington, mostly in Benton County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Benton +1 more
Population
22,817
Coordinates
46.5070, -119.6720
☼ Live from 98944 — Sunnyside, WA

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Where 98944 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 98944
  • 🔢 Type 98944 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,944 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 773. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98943 (South Cle Elum, WA, 77 mi away) and 98946 (Thorp, WA, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98944 becomes 44989, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49849, 49894, 49948, 89449, 94948). The farthest-flung twin is 49894 in Wells, MI, 1,550 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,154 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98944 and you would come out at 46.51°S, 60.33°E — 498 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 544.6 square miles of land, 98944 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 413 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,817This ZIP22,817
Households6,433This ZIP6,433
Housing units6,651This ZIP6,651
Median age28.7This ZIP28.7Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$64,276This ZIP$64,276Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$260,000This ZIP$260,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$968This ZIP$968Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%This ZIP11.0%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density41.9 / sq miThis ZIP41.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments454This ZIP454
Employees6,144This ZIP6,144
Annual payroll$329,756,000This ZIP$329,756,000
Tax returns filed9,680This ZIP9,680
Total adjusted gross income$475,651,000This ZIP$475,651,000

Land area

Land area544.64 sq miThis ZIP544.64 sq mi
Water area10.63 sq miThis ZIP10.63 sq mi

Counties 98944 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Benton County 72.8%
Yakima County 27.2%

Other place names in 98944

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ZIP codes near 98944

ZIPCityDistance
99320 Benton City, WA 14.9 mi
99349 Mattawa, WA 15.5 mi
99353 West Richland, WA 19.0 mi
98930 Grandview, WA 19.5 mi
99354 Richland, WA 21.6 mi
98938 Outlook, WA 21.8 mi
98936 Moxee, WA 23.5 mi
99343 Mesa, WA 24.9 mi
99350 Prosser, WA 25.4 mi
98950 Vantage, WA 25.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98944?

98944 is in Sunnyside, Washington, in Benton County, part of the Kennewick-Richland, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5070, -119.6720.

What county is 98944 in?

98944 spans 2 counties: Benton County and Yakima County. Most of it falls in Benton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 98944?

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

What time zone is 98944 in?

98944 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98944?

About 22,817 people live in ZIP code 98944, in 6,433 households, at 41.9 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 98944?

$64,276 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98944?

The closest are 99320 (14.9 mi), 99349 (15.5 mi), 99353 (19 mi), 98930 (19.5 mi) and 99354 (21.6 mi).

Is 98944 a PO Box ZIP code?

98944 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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