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98229

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Whatcom +1 more
Metro area
Bellingham, WA
Population
33,298
Coordinates
48.7059, -122.3983
☼ Live from 98229 — Bellingham, WA

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Where 98229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98229
  • 🔢 Type 98229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,229 = 3 × 137 × 239. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111110110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98228 (Bellingham, WA, 6 mi away) and 98230 (Blaine, WA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98229 becomes 92289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22989, 28299, 29829, 29928, 82929, 98292, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29928 in Hilton Head Island, SC, 2,430 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,321 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98229 and you would come out at 48.71°S, 57.60°E — 573 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 16m.
  • 📏 At 50.2 square miles of land, 98229 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,298This ZIP33,298
Households13,712This ZIP13,712
Housing units14,543This ZIP14,543
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$90,945This ZIP$90,945Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$633,500This ZIP$633,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,670This ZIP$1,670Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.1%This ZIP53.1%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density663.7 / sq miThis ZIP663.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments673This ZIP673
Employees4,910This ZIP4,910
Annual payroll$252,630,000This ZIP$252,630,000
Tax returns filed16,380This ZIP16,380
Total adjusted gross income$1,696,945,000This ZIP$1,696,945,000

Land area

Land area50.17 sq miThis ZIP50.17 sq mi
Water area5.01 sq miThis ZIP5.01 sq mi

Counties 98229 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Whatcom County 95.0%
Skagit County 5.0%

Other place names in 98229

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ZIP codes near 98229

ZIPCityDistance
98227 Bellingham, WA 5.5 mi
98228 Bellingham, WA 5.5 mi
98225 Bellingham, WA 6.1 mi
98226 Bellingham, WA 6.5 mi
98220 Acme, WA 9.4 mi
98232 Bow, WA 9.8 mi
98262 Lummi Island, WA 12.9 mi
98247 Everson, WA 13.8 mi
98233 Burlington, WA 14.4 mi
98248 Ferndale, WA 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98229?

98229 is in Bellingham, Washington, in Whatcom County, part of the Bellingham, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.7059, -122.3983.

What county is 98229 in?

98229 spans 2 counties: Whatcom County and Skagit County. Most of it falls in Whatcom 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 time zone is 98229 in?

98229 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98229?

About 33,298 people live in ZIP code 98229, in 13,712 households, at 663.7 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 98229?

$90,945 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98229?

The closest are 98227 (5.5 mi), 98228 (5.5 mi), 98225 (6.1 mi), 98226 (6.5 mi) and 98220 (9.4 mi).

Is 98229 a PO Box ZIP code?

98229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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