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98953

ZIP 98953 is Zillah, Washington, in Yakima County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Yakima
Metro area
Yakima, WA
Population
7,166
Coordinates
46.4415, -120.2328
☼ Live from 98953 — Zillah, WA

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Where 98953 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98953
  • 🔢 Type 98953 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESGBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 98953 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001010001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98952 (White Swan, WA, 29 mi away) and 99001 (Airway Heights, WA, 150 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98953 becomes 35989 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valley Head, AL, 1,973 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35899, 35989, 38959, 39859, 85939, 95389, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39859 in Iron City, GA, 2,162 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,179 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98953 and you would come out at 46.44°S, 59.77°E — 524 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 35m.
  • 📏 At 60.6 square miles of land, 98953 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,166This ZIP7,166
Households2,301This ZIP2,301
Housing units2,398This ZIP2,398
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$84,766This ZIP$84,766Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$368,300This ZIP$368,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,071This ZIP$1,071Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density118.3 / sq miThis ZIP118.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments124This ZIP124
Employees989This ZIP989
Annual payroll$39,759,000This ZIP$39,759,000
Tax returns filed2,980This ZIP2,980
Total adjusted gross income$215,327,000This ZIP$215,327,000

Land area

Land area60.59 sq miThis ZIP60.59 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98953

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

ZIP codes near 98953

ZIPCityDistance
98921 Buena, WA 4.1 mi
98936 Moxee, WA 7.1 mi
98938 Outlook, WA 7.5 mi
98932 Granger, WA 8.4 mi
98939 Parker, WA 12.0 mi
98951 Wapato, WA 13.4 mi
98948 Toppenish, WA 15.5 mi
98901 Yakima, WA 16.3 mi
98909 Yakima, WA 17.1 mi
98902 Yakima, WA 18.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98953?

98953 is in Zillah, Washington, in Yakima County, part of the Yakima, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4415, -120.2328.

What county is 98953 in?

98953 lies in Yakima County.

What area code is 98953?

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

What time zone is 98953 in?

98953 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98953?

About 7,166 people live in ZIP code 98953, in 2,301 households, at 118.3 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 98953?

$84,766 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98953?

The closest are 98921 (4.1 mi), 98936 (7.1 mi), 98938 (7.5 mi), 98932 (8.4 mi) and 98939 (12 mi).

Is 98953 a PO Box ZIP code?

98953 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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