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99217

ZIP 99217 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
21,441
Coordinates
47.7407, -117.2614
☼ Live from 99217 — Spokane, WA

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Where 99217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99217
  • 🔢 Type 99217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,217 = 47 × 2111. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99216 (Spokane, WA, 4 mi away) and 99218 (Spokane, WA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99217 becomes 71299, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12979, 12997, 17929, 27199, 27919, 71929, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27919 in Belvidere, NC, 2,206 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,076 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 99217 and you would come out at 47.74°S, 62.74°E — 360 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 24m.
  • 📏 At 51.4 square miles of land, 99217 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,441This ZIP21,441
Households8,399This ZIP8,399
Housing units8,573This ZIP8,573
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,620This ZIP$73,620Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$377,400This ZIP$377,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,413This ZIP$1,413Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density417.0 / sq miThis ZIP417.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments441This ZIP441
Employees4,951This ZIP4,951
Annual payroll$302,035,000This ZIP$302,035,000
Tax returns filed8,760This ZIP8,760
Total adjusted gross income$666,279,000This ZIP$666,279,000

Land area

Land area51.42 sq miThis ZIP51.42 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 99217

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

ZIP codes near 99217

ZIPCityDistance
99216 Spokane, WA 4.3 mi
99212 Spokane, WA 5.6 mi
99213 Spokane, WA 5.9 mi
99027 Otis Orchards, WA 6.6 mi
99207 Spokane, WA 6.9 mi
99218 Spokane, WA 7.0 mi
99251 Spokane, WA 7.3 mi
99037 Veradale, WA 7.7 mi
99206 Spokane, WA 7.8 mi
99202 Spokane, WA 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99217?

99217 is in Spokane, Washington, in Spokane County, part of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7407, -117.2614.

What county is 99217 in?

99217 lies in Spokane County.

What area code is 99217?

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

What time zone is 99217 in?

99217 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 99217?

About 21,441 people live in ZIP code 99217, in 8,399 households, at 417.0 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 99217?

$73,620 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 99217?

The closest are 99216 (4.3 mi), 99212 (5.6 mi), 99213 (5.9 mi), 99027 (6.6 mi) and 99207 (6.9 mi).

Is 99217 a PO Box ZIP code?

99217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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