ZIP Code 98616

98616 is one of Washington's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Cougar, Cowlitz County.

City: Cougar
County: Cowlitz County
State: Washington
Prefix: 986xx

Where this code sits

98616 is part of the 986xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Cougar.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 98616 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 98616

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 98616.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 98603	9.0 mi	Ariel, WA
ZIP code 98601	12 mi	Amboy, WA
ZIP code 98675	15 mi	Yacolt, WA
ZIP code 98622	18 mi	Heisson, WA
ZIP code 98629	20 mi	La Center, WA
ZIP code 98604	21 mi	Battle Ground, WA
ZIP code 98674	22 mi	Woodland, WA
ZIP code 98649	24 mi	Toutle, WA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 98616, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 98616. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.