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99109

ZIP 99109 is Chewelah, Washington, in Stevens County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Stevens
Population
4,981
Coordinates
48.2924, -117.6986
☼ Live from 99109 — Chewelah, WA

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Where 99109 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99109
  • 🔢 Type 99109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOIGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 99109 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99107 (Boyds, WA, 44 mi away) and 99110 (Clayton, WA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99109 becomes 90199, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19099, 91909, 99019, 99901). The farthest-flung twin is 19099 in Philadelphia, PA, 2,157 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,110 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99109 and you would come out at 48.29°S, 62.30°E — 367 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 20m.
  • 📏 At 311.6 square miles of land, 99109 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 237 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,981This ZIP4,981
Households2,285This ZIP2,285
Housing units2,653This ZIP2,653
Median age54.1This ZIP54.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$62,391This ZIP$62,391Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$327,400This ZIP$327,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$869This ZIP$869Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments123This ZIP123
Employees1,169This ZIP1,169
Annual payroll$46,042,000This ZIP$46,042,000
Tax returns filed2,350This ZIP2,350
Total adjusted gross income$164,981,000This ZIP$164,981,000

Land area

Land area311.63 sq miThis ZIP311.63 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 99109

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

ZIP codes near 99109

ZIPCityDistance
99181 Valley, WA 10.7 mi
99101 Addy, WA 11.1 mi
99148 Loon Lake, WA 14.1 mi
99180 Usk, WA 18.0 mi
99131 Gifford, WA 18.2 mi
99173 Springdale, WA 18.9 mi
99110 Clayton, WA 20.4 mi
99167 Rice, WA 21.6 mi
99137 Hunters, WA 21.6 mi
99119 Cusick, WA 23.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99109?

99109 is in Chewelah, Washington, in Stevens County, part of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.2924, -117.6986.

What county is 99109 in?

99109 lies in Stevens County.

What area code is 99109?

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

What time zone is 99109 in?

99109 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 99109?

About 4,981 people live in ZIP code 99109, in 2,285 households, at 16.0 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 99109?

$62,391 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 99109?

The closest are 99181 (10.7 mi), 99101 (11.1 mi), 99148 (14.1 mi), 99180 (18 mi) and 99131 (18.2 mi).

Is 99109 a PO Box ZIP code?

99109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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