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99218

ZIP 99218 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
16,897
Coordinates
47.7589, -117.4095
☼ Live from 99218 — Spokane, WA

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Where 99218 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 99218
  • 🔢 Type 99218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZGG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 99,218 = 2 × 7 × 19 × 373. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001110010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99217 (Spokane, WA, 7 mi away) and 99219 (Spokane, WA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 99218 becomes 81299, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12989, 12998, 18929, 19892, 29819, 29918, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29918 in Estill, SC, 2,144 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 99218 and you would come out at 47.76°S, 62.59°E — 366 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 24m.
  • 📏 At 6.8 square miles of land, 99218 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,897This ZIP16,897
Households6,330This ZIP6,330
Housing units6,622This ZIP6,622
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$80,733This ZIP$80,733Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$445,300This ZIP$445,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,203This ZIP$1,203Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%This ZIP37.5%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density2,488.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,488.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments621This ZIP621
Employees9,769This ZIP9,769
Annual payroll$430,324,000This ZIP$430,324,000
Tax returns filed6,810This ZIP6,810
Total adjusted gross income$558,850,000This ZIP$558,850,000

Land area

Land area6.79 sq miThis ZIP6.79 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 99218

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

ZIP codes near 99218

ZIPCityDistance
99251 Spokane, WA 0.5 mi
99208 Spokane, WA 2.7 mi
99205 Spokane, WA 4.6 mi
99207 Spokane, WA 4.9 mi
99005 Colbert, WA 6.3 mi
99258 Spokane, WA 6.4 mi
99201 Spokane, WA 6.8 mi
99209 Spokane, WA 6.9 mi
99217 Spokane, WA 7.0 mi
99202 Spokane, WA 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 99218?

99218 is in Spokane, Washington, in Spokane County, part of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7589, -117.4095.

What county is 99218 in?

99218 lies in Spokane County.

What area code is 99218?

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

What time zone is 99218 in?

99218 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 99218?

About 16,897 people live in ZIP code 99218, in 6,330 households, at 2,488.1 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 99218?

$80,733 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 99218?

The closest are 99251 (0.5 mi), 99208 (2.7 mi), 99205 (4.6 mi), 99207 (4.9 mi) and 99005 (6.3 mi).

Is 99218 a PO Box ZIP code?

99218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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