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98228

ZIP 98228 is in Bellingham, Washington, in Whatcom County; Pacific time. Bellingham has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 98225, 98226, 98227 and 98229.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Whatcom
Metro area
Bellingham, WA
Coordinates
48.7596, -122.4882

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 98225, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 98228 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98228
  • 🔢 Type 98228 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,228 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1889. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98227 (Bellingham, WA, 0 mi away) and 98229 (Bellingham, WA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98228 becomes 82289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28289, 29828, 89822, 92882, 98282, 98822). The farthest-flung twin is 29828 in Gloverville, SC, 2,327 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,326 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98228 and you would come out at 48.76°S, 57.51°E — 576 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 15m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees112This ZIP112
Annual payroll$6,171,000This ZIP$6,171,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 98228

ZIPCityDistance
98227 Bellingham, WA 0.0 mi
98225 Bellingham, WA 0.8 mi
98226 Bellingham, WA 3.6 mi
98229 Bellingham, WA 5.5 mi
98248 Ferndale, WA 9.6 mi
98262 Lummi Island, WA 9.8 mi
98247 Everson, WA 12.4 mi
98264 Lynden, WA 13.2 mi
98276 Nooksack, WA 13.9 mi
98232 Bow, WA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98228?

98228 is in Bellingham, Washington, in Whatcom County, part of the Bellingham, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.7596, -122.4882.

What county is 98228 in?

98228 lies in Whatcom County.

What time zone is 98228 in?

98228 uses America/Los_Angeles.

What ZIP codes are near 98228?

The closest are 98227 (0 mi), 98225 (0.8 mi), 98226 (3.6 mi), 98229 (5.5 mi) and 98248 (9.6 mi).

Is 98228 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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