99251
ZIP 99251 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
- Metro area
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Population
- 964
- Coordinates
- 47.7538, -117.4179
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Where 99251 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.
- 🔢 Type 99251 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISZGG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 99251 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000001110110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 99228 (Spokane, WA, 7 mi away) and 99252 (Spokane, WA, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 99251 becomes 15299, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12959, 12995, 15929, 19529, 19952, 25919, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29915 in Daufuskie Island, SC, 2,189 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 99251 and you would come out at 47.75°S, 62.58°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 0.183 square miles of land, 99251 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 89 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 964This ZIP964 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.5This ZIP19.5Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.0%This ZIP20.0% |
| Mean commute | 10.4 minThis ZIP10.4 min |
| Population density | 5,267.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,267.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,555This ZIP1,555 |
| Annual payroll | $40,981,000This ZIP$40,981,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 99251
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 99251
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
99218 | Spokane, WA | 0.5 mi |
99208 | Spokane, WA | 2.7 mi |
99205 | Spokane, WA | 4.1 mi |
99207 | Spokane, WA | 4.7 mi |
99258 | Spokane, WA | 6.1 mi |
99201 | Spokane, WA | 6.4 mi |
99209 | Spokane, WA | 6.5 mi |
99005 | Colbert, WA | 6.7 mi |
99202 | Spokane, WA | 6.9 mi |
99210 | Spokane, WA | 7.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 99251?
99251 is in Spokane, Washington, in Spokane County, part of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7538, -117.4179.
What county is 99251 in?
99251 lies in Spokane County.
What area code is 99251?
Spokane uses area code 509, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 99251 in?
99251 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 99251?
About 964 people live in ZIP code 99251, at 5,267.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 99251?
The closest are 99218 (0.5 mi), 99208 (2.7 mi), 99205 (4.1 mi), 99207 (4.7 mi) and 99258 (6.1 mi).
Is 99251 a PO Box ZIP code?
99251 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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