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99205

ZIP 99205 is in Spokane, Washington, in Spokane County; area code 509; Pacific time. Spokane has 28 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Spokane
Population
43,169
Coordinates
47.6968, -117.4449
☼ Live from 99205 — Spokane, WA

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Where 99205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99205
  • 🔢 Type 99205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,205 = 5 × 19841. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99204 (Spokane, WA, 4 mi away) and 99206 (Spokane, WA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99205 becomes 50299, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09259, 20599, 25909, 29059, 29590, 29905, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09259 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,143 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,083 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99205 and you would come out at 47.70°S, 62.56°E — 369 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 9.0 square miles of land, 99205 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,169This ZIP43,169
Households17,674This ZIP17,674
Housing units18,620This ZIP18,620
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$77,374This ZIP$77,374Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$327,400This ZIP$327,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,316This ZIP$1,316Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density4,814.2 / sq miThis ZIP4,814.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments737This ZIP737
Employees7,235This ZIP7,235
Annual payroll$373,977,000This ZIP$373,977,000
Tax returns filed20,880This ZIP20,880
Total adjusted gross income$1,227,362,000This ZIP$1,227,362,000

Land area

Land area8.97 sq miThis ZIP8.97 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 99205

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

ZIP codes near 99205

ZIPCityDistance
99201 Spokane, WA 2.4 mi
99207 Spokane, WA 2.7 mi
99209 Spokane, WA 2.7 mi
99258 Spokane, WA 2.9 mi
99210 Spokane, WA 3.0 mi
99211 Spokane, WA 3.0 mi
99214 Spokane, WA 3.0 mi
99215 Spokane, WA 3.0 mi
99219 Spokane, WA 3.0 mi
99220 Spokane, WA 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99205?

99205 is in Spokane, Washington, in Spokane County, part of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6968, -117.4449.

What county is 99205 in?

99205 lies in Spokane County.

What area code is 99205?

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

What time zone is 99205 in?

99205 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 99205?

About 43,169 people live in ZIP code 99205, in 17,674 households, at 4,814.2 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 99205?

$77,374 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 99205?

The closest are 99201 (2.4 mi), 99207 (2.7 mi), 99209 (2.7 mi), 99258 (2.9 mi) and 99210 (3 mi).

Is 99205 a PO Box ZIP code?

99205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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