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98012

ZIP 98012 is in Bothell, Washington, in Snohomish County; area code 425; Pacific time. Bothell has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 98011, 98021 and 98041.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Snohomish
Population
77,041
Coordinates
47.8414, -122.1989
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Where 98012 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 98012
  • 🔢 Type 98012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,012 = 2 × 2 × 107 × 229. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98011 (Bothell, WA, 6 mi away) and 98013 (Burton, WA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98012 becomes 21089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01982, 02189, 02891, 02918, 08219, 09128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09812 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,723 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98012 and you would come out at 47.84°S, 57.80°E — 576 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 23m.
  • 📏 At 15.7 square miles of land, 98012 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population77,041This ZIP77,041
Households27,903This ZIP27,903
Housing units28,674This ZIP28,674
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$146,144This ZIP$146,144Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$876,600This ZIP$876,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,373This ZIP$2,373Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.9%This ZIP58.9%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density4,919.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,919.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,331This ZIP1,331
Employees10,771This ZIP10,771
Annual payroll$525,072,000This ZIP$525,072,000
Tax returns filed33,570This ZIP33,570
Total adjusted gross income$4,843,131,000This ZIP$4,843,131,000

Land area

Land area15.66 sq miThis ZIP15.66 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 98012

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

ZIP codes near 98012

ZIPCityDistance
98082 Mill Creek, WA 1.3 mi
98021 Bothell, WA 3.4 mi
98087 Lynnwood, WA 3.4 mi
98037 Lynnwood, WA 4.0 mi
98208 Everett, WA 4.1 mi
98206 Everett, WA 4.2 mi
98036 Lynnwood, WA 4.4 mi
98296 Snohomish, WA 4.5 mi
98204 Everett, WA 5.0 mi
98041 Bothell, WA 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98012?

98012 is in Bothell, Washington, in Snohomish County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.8414, -122.1989.

What county is 98012 in?

98012 lies in Snohomish County.

What area code is 98012?

Bothell uses area code 425, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98012 in?

98012 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98012?

About 77,041 people live in ZIP code 98012, in 27,903 households, at 4,919.9 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 98012?

$146,144 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98012?

The closest are 98082 (1.3 mi), 98021 (3.4 mi), 98087 (3.4 mi), 98037 (4 mi) and 98208 (4.1 mi).

Is 98012 a PO Box ZIP code?

98012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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