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98948

ZIP 98948 is Toppenish, Washington, in Yakima County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Yakima
Metro area
Yakima, WA
Population
12,638
Coordinates
46.2378, -120.3688
☼ Live from 98948 — Toppenish, WA

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Where 98948 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98948
  • 🔢 Type 98948 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,948 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 853. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98947 (Tieton, WA, 37 mi away) and 98950 (Vantage, WA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98948 becomes 84989, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (98498, 98849). The farthest-flung twin is 98849 in Riverside, WA, 165 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,181 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98948 and you would come out at 46.24°S, 59.63°E — 536 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
  • 📏 At 335.3 square miles of land, 98948 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 255 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,638This ZIP12,638
Households3,475This ZIP3,475
Housing units3,628This ZIP3,628
Median age28.1This ZIP28.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$65,759This ZIP$65,759Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$232,200This ZIP$232,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$992This ZIP$992Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%This ZIP9.3%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density37.7 / sq miThis ZIP37.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments155This ZIP155
Employees4,168This ZIP4,168
Annual payroll$228,251,000This ZIP$228,251,000
Tax returns filed5,610This ZIP5,610
Total adjusted gross income$244,499,000This ZIP$244,499,000

Land area

Land area335.34 sq miThis ZIP335.34 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 98948

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ZIP codes near 98948

ZIPCityDistance
98932 Granger, WA 12.1 mi
98921 Buena, WA 13.6 mi
98953 Zillah, WA 15.5 mi
98935 Mabton, WA 15.9 mi
98920 Brownstown, WA 16.2 mi
98951 Wapato, WA 16.6 mi
98938 Outlook, WA 16.6 mi
98933 Harrah, WA 17.2 mi
98939 Parker, WA 18.8 mi
99322 Bickleton, WA 22.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98948?

98948 is in Toppenish, Washington, in Yakima County, part of the Yakima, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2378, -120.3688.

What county is 98948 in?

98948 lies in Yakima County.

What area code is 98948?

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

What time zone is 98948 in?

98948 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98948?

About 12,638 people live in ZIP code 98948, in 3,475 households, at 37.7 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 98948?

$65,759 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98948?

The closest are 98932 (12.1 mi), 98921 (13.6 mi), 98953 (15.5 mi), 98935 (15.9 mi) and 98920 (16.2 mi).

Is 98948 a PO Box ZIP code?

98948 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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