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99021

ZIP 99021 is Mead, Washington, in Spokane County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Spokane
Population
8,942
Coordinates
47.8495, -117.1873
☼ Live from 99021 — Mead, WA

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Where 99021 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 99021
  • 🔢 Type 99021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,021 = 3 × 13 × 2539. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99020 (Marshall, WA, 24 mi away) and 99022 (Medical Lake, WA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99021 becomes 12099, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01929, 02199, 02919, 09192, 10992, 19029, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09192 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,933 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,076 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99021 and you would come out at 47.85°S, 62.81°E — 354 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 23m.
  • 📏 At 80.4 square miles of land, 99021 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,942This ZIP8,942
Households3,258This ZIP3,258
Housing units3,591This ZIP3,591
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$85,489This ZIP$85,489Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$465,400This ZIP$465,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,415This ZIP$1,415Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%This ZIP31.7%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density111.3 / sq miThis ZIP111.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments166This ZIP166
Employees1,356This ZIP1,356
Annual payroll$47,889,000This ZIP$47,889,000
Tax returns filed4,800This ZIP4,800
Total adjusted gross income$426,594,000This ZIP$426,594,000

Land area

Land area80.36 sq miThis ZIP80.36 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 99021

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

ZIP codes near 99021

ZIPCityDistance
99003 Chattaroy, WA 6.2 mi
99025 Newman Lake, WA 6.5 mi
99005 Colbert, WA 8.2 mi
99217 Spokane, WA 8.3 mi
99027 Otis Orchards, WA 10.0 mi
99216 Spokane, WA 11.4 mi
99218 Spokane, WA 12.1 mi
99009 Elk, WA 12.6 mi
99251 Spokane, WA 12.6 mi
83854 Post Falls, ID 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99021?

99021 is in Mead, Washington, in Spokane County, part of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.8495, -117.1873.

What county is 99021 in?

99021 lies in Spokane County.

What area code is 99021?

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

What time zone is 99021 in?

99021 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 99021?

About 8,942 people live in ZIP code 99021, in 3,258 households, at 111.3 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 99021?

$85,489 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 99021?

The closest are 99003 (6.2 mi), 99025 (6.5 mi), 99005 (8.2 mi), 99217 (8.3 mi) and 99027 (10 mi).

Is 99021 a PO Box ZIP code?

99021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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