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98087

ZIP 98087 is in Lynnwood, Washington, in Snohomish County; Pacific time. Lynnwood has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 98036, 98037 and 98046.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Snohomish
Population
41,796
Coordinates
47.8601, -122.2673
☼ Live from 98087 — Lynnwood, WA

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Where 98087 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 98087
  • 🔢 Type 98087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,087 = 11 × 37 × 241. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98083 (Kirkland, WA, 13 mi away) and 98089 (Kent, WA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98087 becomes 78089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08879, 09878, 09887, 70898, 79088, 89087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09887 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,378 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,297 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98087 and you would come out at 47.86°S, 57.73°E — 579 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 5.7 square miles of land, 98087 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,796This ZIP41,796
Households16,575This ZIP16,575
Housing units17,525This ZIP17,525
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$106,693This ZIP$106,693Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$676,400This ZIP$676,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,127This ZIP$2,127Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%This ZIP40.9%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density7,271.4 / sq miThis ZIP7,271.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments679This ZIP679
Employees7,000This ZIP7,000
Annual payroll$482,328,000This ZIP$482,328,000
Tax returns filed20,130This ZIP20,130
Total adjusted gross income$1,846,123,000This ZIP$1,846,123,000

Land area

Land area5.75 sq miThis ZIP5.75 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 98087

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

ZIP codes near 98087

ZIPCityDistance
98206 Everett, WA 0.8 mi
98037 Lynnwood, WA 1.7 mi
98082 Mill Creek, WA 2.9 mi
98204 Everett, WA 3.0 mi
98012 Bothell, WA 3.4 mi
98026 Edmonds, WA 3.5 mi
98046 Lynnwood, WA 3.5 mi
98036 Lynnwood, WA 3.5 mi
98275 Mukilteo, WA 4.0 mi
98208 Everett, WA 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98087?

98087 is in Lynnwood, Washington, in Snohomish County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.8601, -122.2673.

What county is 98087 in?

98087 lies in Snohomish County.

What time zone is 98087 in?

98087 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98087?

About 41,796 people live in ZIP code 98087, in 16,575 households, at 7,271.4 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 98087?

$106,693 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98087?

The closest are 98206 (0.8 mi), 98037 (1.7 mi), 98082 (2.9 mi), 98204 (3 mi) and 98012 (3.4 mi).

Is 98087 a PO Box ZIP code?

98087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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