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99153

ZIP 99153 is Metaline Falls, Washington, in Pend Oreille County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pend Oreille
Metro area
none
Population
467
Coordinates
48.9109, -117.1657
☼ Live from 99153 — Metaline Falls, WA

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Where 99153 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99153
  • 🔢 Type 99153 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESIGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,153 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 479. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99152 (Metaline, WA, 12 mi away) and 99154 (Mohler, WA, 118 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99153 becomes 35199, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13599, 19395, 19539, 19953, 31599, 31995, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31599 in Jesup, GA, 2,183 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,107 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99153 and you would come out at 48.91°S, 62.83°E — 335 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 14m.
  • 📏 At 233.4 square miles of land, 99153 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 177 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population467This ZIP467
Households242This ZIP242
Housing units351This ZIP351
Median age56.8This ZIP56.8Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$44,000This ZIP$44,000Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$282,400This ZIP$282,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$712This ZIP$712Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$5,840,000This ZIP$5,840,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$16,891,000This ZIP$16,891,000

Land area

Land area233.39 sq miThis ZIP233.39 sq mi
Water area2.45 sq miThis ZIP2.45 sq mi

Other place names in 99153

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ZIP codes near 99153

ZIPCityDistance
99152 Metaline, WA 11.8 mi
99139 Ione, WA 14.0 mi
83848 Nordman, ID 17.3 mi
99119 Cusick, WA 28.6 mi
99157 Northport, WA 28.6 mi
83821 Coolin, ID 30.5 mi
83805 Bonners Ferry, ID 30.8 mi
99114 Colville, WA 31.4 mi
83853 Porthill, ID 31.7 mi
99126 Evans, WA 38.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99153?

99153 is in Metaline Falls, Washington, in Pend Oreille County. Its published point location is 48.9109, -117.1657.

What county is 99153 in?

99153 lies in Pend Oreille County.

What area code is 99153?

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

What time zone is 99153 in?

99153 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 99153?

About 467 people live in ZIP code 99153, in 242 households, at 2.0 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 99153?

$44,000 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 99153?

The closest are 99152 (11.8 mi), 99139 (14 mi), 83848 (17.3 mi), 99119 (28.6 mi) and 99157 (28.6 mi).

Is 99153 a PO Box ZIP code?

99153 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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