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98204

ZIP 98204 is in Everett, Washington, in Snohomish County; area code 425; Pacific time. Everett has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Snohomish
Population
45,130
Coordinates
47.9027, -122.2559
☼ Live from 98204 — Everett, WA

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Where 98204 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 98204
  • 🔢 Type 98204 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,204 = 2 × 2 × 24551. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98203 (Everett, WA, 3 mi away) and 98206 (Everett, WA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98204 becomes 40289 — and that is a real ZIP code: Louisville, KY, 1,937 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02894, 04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,410 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 98204 and you would come out at 47.90°S, 57.74°E — 578 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 23m.
  • 📏 At 7.2 square miles of land, 98204 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,130This ZIP45,130
Households17,974This ZIP17,974
Housing units18,893This ZIP18,893
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$68,513This ZIP$68,513Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$414,000This ZIP$414,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,794This ZIP$1,794Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%This ZIP23.3%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density6,282.9 / sq miThis ZIP6,282.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments940This ZIP940
Employees48,469This ZIP48,469
Annual payroll$4,674,809,000This ZIP$4,674,809,000
Tax returns filed19,910This ZIP19,910
Total adjusted gross income$1,227,674,000This ZIP$1,227,674,000

Land area

Land area7.18 sq miThis ZIP7.18 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98204

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

ZIP codes near 98204

ZIPCityDistance
98275 Mukilteo, WA 2.6 mi
98203 Everett, WA 2.9 mi
98087 Lynnwood, WA 3.0 mi
98208 Everett, WA 3.2 mi
98213 Everett, WA 3.2 mi
98206 Everett, WA 3.2 mi
98082 Mill Creek, WA 3.8 mi
98037 Lynnwood, WA 4.6 mi
98012 Bothell, WA 5.0 mi
98026 Edmonds, WA 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98204?

98204 is in Everett, Washington, in Snohomish County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.9027, -122.2559.

What county is 98204 in?

98204 lies in Snohomish County.

What area code is 98204?

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

What time zone is 98204 in?

98204 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98204?

About 45,130 people live in ZIP code 98204, in 17,974 households, at 6,282.9 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 98204?

$68,513 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98204?

The closest are 98275 (2.6 mi), 98203 (2.9 mi), 98087 (3 mi), 98208 (3.2 mi) and 98213 (3.2 mi).

Is 98204 a PO Box ZIP code?

98204 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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