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98946

ZIP 98946 is Thorp, Washington, in Kittitas County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kittitas
Metro area
Ellensburg, WA
Population
398
Coordinates
47.0683, -120.7564
☼ Live from 98946 — Thorp, WA

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Where 98946 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98946
  • 🔢 Type 98946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,946 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 23 × 239. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001010000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98944 (Sunnyside, WA, 64 mi away) and 98947 (Tieton, WA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98946 becomes 64989, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46899, 46989, 46998, 49689, 49896, 49968, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96498 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,717 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,214 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98946 and you would come out at 47.07°S, 59.24°E — 529 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 46.7 square miles of land, 98946 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population398This ZIP398
Households141This ZIP141
Housing units161This ZIP161
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$121,875This ZIP$121,875Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$384,500This ZIP$384,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,594This ZIP$1,594Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%This ZIP28.5%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density8.5 / sq miThis ZIP8.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$4,562,000This ZIP$4,562,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$19,047,000This ZIP$19,047,000

Land area

Land area46.69 sq miThis ZIP46.69 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 98946

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ZIP codes near 98946

ZIPCityDistance
98922 Cle Elum, WA 12.1 mi
98943 South Cle Elum, WA 12.7 mi
98941 Roslyn, WA 15.7 mi
98934 Kittitas, WA 17.0 mi
98942 Selah, WA 18.9 mi
98926 Ellensburg, WA 19.7 mi
98940 Ronald, WA 24.3 mi
98847 Peshastin, WA 25.4 mi
98947 Tieton, WA 26.4 mi
98923 Cowiche, WA 27.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98946?

98946 is in Thorp, Washington, in Kittitas County, part of the Ellensburg, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0683, -120.7564.

What county is 98946 in?

98946 lies in Kittitas County.

What area code is 98946?

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

What time zone is 98946 in?

98946 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98946?

About 398 people live in ZIP code 98946, in 141 households, at 8.5 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 98946?

$121,875 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98946?

The closest are 98922 (12.1 mi), 98943 (12.7 mi), 98941 (15.7 mi), 98934 (17 mi) and 98942 (18.9 mi).

Is 98946 a PO Box ZIP code?

98946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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