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99179

ZIP 99179 is Uniontown, Washington, in Whitman County; area code 509; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Whitman
Metro area
Pullman, WA
Population
645
Coordinates
46.4950, -117.1259
☼ Live from 99179 — Uniontown, WA

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Where 99179 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99179
  • 🔢 Type 99179 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLIGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,179 = 41 × 41 × 59. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001101101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99176 (Thornton, WA, 43 mi away) and 99180 (Usk, WA, 125 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99179 becomes 97199, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19979, 71999, 91979, 99791). The farthest-flung twin is 19979 in Viola, DE, 2,143 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,039 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99179 and you would come out at 46.49°S, 62.87°E — 393 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 34m.
  • 📏 At 65.3 square miles of land, 99179 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population645This ZIP645
Households222This ZIP222
Housing units250This ZIP250
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$79,063This ZIP$79,063Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$397,700This ZIP$397,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,675This ZIP$1,675Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%This ZIP37.6%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density9.9 / sq miThis ZIP9.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees36This ZIP36
Annual payroll$1,935,000This ZIP$1,935,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$18,045,000This ZIP$18,045,000

Land area

Land area65.27 sq miThis ZIP65.27 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 99179

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ZIP codes near 99179

ZIPCityDistance
99113 Colton, WA 7.0 mi
83832 Genesee, ID 11.0 mi
99403 Clarkston, WA 11.4 mi
99164 Pullman, WA 16.5 mi
99163 Pullman, WA 16.8 mi
83844 Moscow, ID 16.9 mi
83843 Moscow, ID 18.0 mi
83535 Juliaetta, ID 18.7 mi
83501 Lewiston, ID 19.3 mi
83540 Lapwai, ID 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99179?

99179 is in Uniontown, Washington, in Whitman County, part of the Pullman, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4950, -117.1259.

What county is 99179 in?

99179 lies in Whitman County.

What area code is 99179?

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

What time zone is 99179 in?

99179 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 99179?

About 645 people live in ZIP code 99179, in 222 households, at 9.9 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 99179?

$79,063 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 99179?

The closest are 99113 (7 mi), 83832 (11 mi), 99403 (11.4 mi), 99164 (16.5 mi) and 99163 (16.8 mi).

Is 99179 a PO Box ZIP code?

99179 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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