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99156

ZIP 99156 is Newport, Washington, mostly in Pend Oreille County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pend Oreille +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
9,195
Coordinates
48.1615, -117.1900
☼ Live from 99156 — Newport, WA

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Where 99156 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99156
  • 🔢 Type 99156 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSIGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,156 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 8263. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001101010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99155 (Nespelem, WA, 84 mi away) and 99157 (Northport, WA, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99156 becomes 65199, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19956, 59916, 95196, 95619, 95691, 95916, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96915 in Santa Rita, GU, 5,898 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,085 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99156 and you would come out at 48.16°S, 62.81°E — 347 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 21m.
  • 📏 At 273.2 square miles of land, 99156 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 207 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,195This ZIP9,195
Households3,924This ZIP3,924
Housing units5,026This ZIP5,026
Median age49.5This ZIP49.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$65,271This ZIP$65,271Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$378,400This ZIP$378,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$862This ZIP$862Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density33.7 / sq miThis ZIP33.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments183This ZIP183
Employees1,258This ZIP1,258
Annual payroll$61,223,000This ZIP$61,223,000
Tax returns filed3,890This ZIP3,890
Total adjusted gross income$275,693,000This ZIP$275,693,000

Land area

Land area273.18 sq miThis ZIP273.18 sq mi
Water area6.64 sq miThis ZIP6.64 sq mi

Counties 99156 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pend Oreille County 89.4%
Spokane County 10.6%

Other place names in 99156

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ZIP codes near 99156

ZIPCityDistance
83822 Oldtown, ID 8.8 mi
99009 Elk, WA 9.8 mi
99180 Usk, WA 11.3 mi
83804 Blanchard, ID 12.9 mi
99003 Chattaroy, WA 17.3 mi
83856 Priest River, ID 17.9 mi
99148 Loon Lake, WA 18.0 mi
83869 Spirit Lake, ID 18.5 mi
83841 Laclede, ID 19.5 mi
99006 Deer Park, WA 20.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99156?

99156 is in Newport, Washington, in Pend Oreille County. Its published point location is 48.1615, -117.1900.

What county is 99156 in?

99156 spans 2 counties: Pend Oreille County and Spokane County. Most of it falls in Pend Oreille County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 99156?

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

What time zone is 99156 in?

99156 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 99156?

About 9,195 people live in ZIP code 99156, in 3,924 households, at 33.7 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 99156?

$65,271 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 99156?

The closest are 83822 (8.8 mi), 99009 (9.8 mi), 99180 (11.3 mi), 83804 (12.9 mi) and 99003 (17.3 mi).

Is 99156 a PO Box ZIP code?

99156 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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