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98221

ZIP 98221 is Anacortes, Washington, mostly in Skagit County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Skagit +1 more
Population
23,562
Coordinates
48.4542, -122.6039
☼ Live from 98221 — Anacortes, WA

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Where 98221 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98221
  • 🔢 Type 98221 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 98221 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98220 (Acme, WA, 25 mi away) and 98222 (Blakely Island, WA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98221 becomes 12289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12928, 18229, 18922, 21289, 21298, 21829, …). The farthest-flung twin is 21829 in Girdletree, MD, 2,439 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,324 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98221 and you would come out at 48.45°S, 57.40°E — 585 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 18m.
  • 📏 At 51.9 square miles of land, 98221 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,562This ZIP23,562
Households10,617This ZIP10,617
Housing units12,433This ZIP12,433
Median age51.6This ZIP51.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$96,528This ZIP$96,528Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$713,100This ZIP$713,100Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,691This ZIP$1,691Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.0%This ZIP47.0%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density453.8 / sq miThis ZIP453.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments742This ZIP742
Employees8,205This ZIP8,205
Annual payroll$545,455,000This ZIP$545,455,000
Tax returns filed12,150This ZIP12,150
Total adjusted gross income$1,558,148,000This ZIP$1,558,148,000

Land area

Land area51.93 sq miThis ZIP51.93 sq mi
Water area33.37 sq miThis ZIP33.37 sq mi

Counties 98221 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Skagit County 92.4%
San Juan County 7.6%

Other place names in 98221

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ZIP codes near 98221

ZIPCityDistance
98257 La Conner, WA 5.4 mi
98278 Oak Harbor, WA 8.5 mi
98277 Oak Harbor, WA 9.2 mi
98273 Mount Vernon, WA 11.0 mi
98232 Bow, WA 11.7 mi
98233 Burlington, WA 12.3 mi
98222 Blakely Island, WA 12.7 mi
98261 Lopez Island, WA 13.0 mi
98238 Conway, WA 14.4 mi
98280 Orcas, WA 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98221?

98221 is in Anacortes, Washington, in Skagit County, part of the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.4542, -122.6039.

What county is 98221 in?

98221 spans 2 counties: Skagit County and San Juan County. Most of it falls in Skagit County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 98221?

Anacortes uses area codes 360 and 564, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98221 in?

98221 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98221?

About 23,562 people live in ZIP code 98221, in 10,617 households, at 453.8 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 98221?

$96,528 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98221?

The closest are 98257 (5.4 mi), 98278 (8.5 mi), 98277 (9.2 mi), 98273 (11 mi) and 98232 (11.7 mi).

Is 98221 a PO Box ZIP code?

98221 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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