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Orcas ZIP code, Washington

The ZIP code for Orcas, WA is 98280, and its area codes are 360 and 564.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
442
Area codes
360, 564

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Orcas itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Oak Harbor (20.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Orcas in numbers

About 442 people live in Orcas, in 242 households. The median household income is $80,192 a year, 18% below the Washington median of $98,141 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,031,300 (83% above the Washington median).

Population442Orcas442
Households242Orcas242
Median household income$80,192Orcas$80,192Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$1,031,300Orcas$1,031,300Washington$564,600US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Orcas. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Orcas

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Orcas
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
98280 Orcas , WA Standard 442 $80,192 $1,031,300

Map of Orcas ZIP codes

98280

The ZIP codes of Orcas, WA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Orcas

The nearest larger towns are Friday Harbor (2,728 people, 7.8 mi), Roche Harbor (778 people, 12 mi) and Anacortes (17,966 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Orcas
TownPopulationDistance
Friday Harbor 2,728 7.8 mi
Anacortes 17,966 13.8 mi
Marietta-Alderwood 3,754 19.8 mi
Bellingham 93,438 21.5 mi
Ferndale 15,999 22.1 mi
Birch Bay 10,837 23.4 mi
Oak Harbor 24,362 23.8 mi
Sudden Valley 6,084 25.9 mi
Burlington 10,003 26.7 mi
Blaine 6,100 27.6 mi
Mount Vernon 35,377 28.7 mi

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