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98043

ZIP 98043 is Mountlake Terrace, Washington, in Snohomish County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Snohomish
Population
23,101
Coordinates
47.7943, -122.3026
☼ Live from 98043 — Mountlake Terrace, WA

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Where 98043 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 98043
  • 🔢 Type 98043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,043 = 3 × 11 × 2971. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98042 (Kent, WA, 31 mi away) and 98045 (North Bend, WA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98043 becomes 34089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03849, 03894, 04938, 04983, 08349, 09834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09834 in FPO AE, a military post office, 7,305 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,298 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98043 and you would come out at 47.79°S, 57.70°E — 582 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 4.1 square miles of land, 98043 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,101This ZIP23,101
Households9,843This ZIP9,843
Housing units10,198This ZIP10,198
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$107,687This ZIP$107,687Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$667,100This ZIP$667,100Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,004This ZIP$2,004Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%This ZIP42.9%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density5,704.0 / sq miThis ZIP5,704.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments472This ZIP472
Employees9,070This ZIP9,070
Annual payroll$673,000,000This ZIP$673,000,000
Tax returns filed11,360This ZIP11,360
Total adjusted gross income$1,013,322,000This ZIP$1,013,322,000

Land area

Land area4.05 sq miThis ZIP4.05 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 98043

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ZIP codes near 98043

ZIPCityDistance
98036 Lynnwood, WA 1.5 mi
98046 Lynnwood, WA 1.9 mi
98155 Seattle, WA 2.8 mi
98037 Lynnwood, WA 3.2 mi
98026 Edmonds, WA 3.3 mi
98020 Edmonds, WA 3.4 mi
98028 Kenmore, WA 4.0 mi
98133 Seattle, WA 4.2 mi
98021 Bothell, WA 4.4 mi
98206 Everett, WA 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98043?

98043 is in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, in Snohomish County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7943, -122.3026.

What county is 98043 in?

98043 lies in Snohomish County.

What time zone is 98043 in?

98043 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98043?

About 23,101 people live in ZIP code 98043, in 9,843 households, at 5,704.0 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 98043?

$107,687 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98043?

The closest are 98036 (1.5 mi), 98046 (1.9 mi), 98155 (2.8 mi), 98037 (3.2 mi) and 98026 (3.3 mi).

Is 98043 a PO Box ZIP code?

98043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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