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98223

ZIP 98223 is Arlington, Washington, in Snohomish County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Snohomish
Population
46,497
Coordinates
48.2171, -121.9535
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Where 98223 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98223
  • 🔢 Type 98223 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,223 = 3 × 29 × 1129. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98222 (Blakely Island, WA, 47 mi away) and 98224 (Baring, WA, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98223 becomes 32289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22938, 23289, 23298, 23829, 28329, 28392, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32829 in Orlando, FL, 2,552 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98223 and you would come out at 48.22°S, 58.05°E — 559 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 20m.
  • 📏 At 316.2 square miles of land, 98223 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 240 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,497This ZIP46,497
Households17,063This ZIP17,063
Housing units18,360This ZIP18,360
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$99,681This ZIP$99,681Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$601,400This ZIP$601,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,881This ZIP$1,881Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density147.1 / sq miThis ZIP147.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,174This ZIP1,174
Employees14,383This ZIP14,383
Annual payroll$862,104,000This ZIP$862,104,000
Tax returns filed21,890This ZIP21,890
Total adjusted gross income$1,953,485,000This ZIP$1,953,485,000

Land area

Land area316.15 sq miThis ZIP316.15 sq mi
Water area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi

Other place names in 98223

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

ZIP codes near 98223

ZIPCityDistance
98259 North Lakewood, WA 12.5 mi
98274 Mount Vernon, WA 12.7 mi
98287 Silvana, WA 13.9 mi
98258 Lake Stevens, WA 13.9 mi
98270 Marysville, WA 14.2 mi
98252 Granite Falls, WA 15.4 mi
98271 Marysville, WA 15.8 mi
98292 Stanwood, WA 16.2 mi
98290 Snohomish, WA 18.1 mi
98201 Everett, WA 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98223?

98223 is in Arlington, Washington, in Snohomish County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.2171, -121.9535.

What county is 98223 in?

98223 lies in Snohomish County.

What area code is 98223?

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

What time zone is 98223 in?

98223 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98223?

About 46,497 people live in ZIP code 98223, in 17,063 households, at 147.1 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 98223?

$99,681 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98223?

The closest are 98259 (12.5 mi), 98274 (12.7 mi), 98287 (13.9 mi), 98258 (13.9 mi) and 98270 (14.2 mi).

Is 98223 a PO Box ZIP code?

98223 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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