| City: | Yakima, Washington |
| County: | Yakima County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 12:14:19 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 509 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 46.6022, -120.5048 |
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ZIP code 98909 serves as Yakima's dedicated PO Box facility, maintaining 886 boxes for residents and businesses throughout the city. Unlike rural PO Box ZIPs that exist due to geographic isolation, this one exists purely for customer convenience in an urban setting where street delivery is widely available through neighboring ZIP codes.
The single street address on W Washington Ave houses the post office facility itself. With 383 businesses holding boxes here and no residential population within the ZIP's boundaries, 98909 functions as an administrative postal designation rather than a geographic community. Yakima residents who prefer the security and convenience of PO Box delivery choose this location, while the vast majority receive mail at street addresses in the city's other ZIP codes like 98902, 98908, and 98932.
The single street represents the post office facility location rather than a delivery route.
ZIP Code 98909 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 22 business establishments, employing about 470 people with an annual payroll of $19,972,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 7,107Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 22Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $5,745,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $19,972,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 470Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 98909 is located in Yakima County, Washington, within the Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 49420) and Washington's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 256,605 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 98909. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Yakima, WASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 49420Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 256,605Source: Census |
| MSA: | Yakima, WA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 19250.22 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5380010Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Yakima city; WashingtonSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 98909 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.