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98233

ZIP 98233 is Burlington, Washington, in Skagit County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Skagit
Population
17,850
Coordinates
48.5009, -122.3457
☼ Live from 98233 — Burlington, WA

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Where 98233 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98233
  • 🔢 Type 98233 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,233 = 23 × 4271. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111110111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98232 (Bow, WA, 5 mi away) and 98235 (Clearlake, WA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98233 becomes 33289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23389, 23398, 23839, 23893, 23938, 28339, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33928 in Estero, FL, 2,654 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,314 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98233 and you would come out at 48.50°S, 57.65°E — 573 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 33.2 square miles of land, 98233 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,850This ZIP17,850
Households6,711This ZIP6,711
Housing units7,232This ZIP7,232
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$87,614This ZIP$87,614Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$502,100This ZIP$502,100Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,708This ZIP$1,708Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density538.4 / sq miThis ZIP538.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments706This ZIP706
Employees11,869This ZIP11,869
Annual payroll$710,626,000This ZIP$710,626,000
Tax returns filed7,990This ZIP7,990
Total adjusted gross income$622,483,000This ZIP$622,483,000

Land area

Land area33.16 sq miThis ZIP33.16 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 98233

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

ZIP codes near 98233

ZIPCityDistance
98232 Bow, WA 5.3 mi
98235 Clearlake, WA 5.9 mi
98273 Mount Vernon, WA 6.9 mi
98257 La Conner, WA 10.1 mi
98284 Sedro Woolley, WA 10.1 mi
98238 Conway, WA 11.4 mi
98221 Anacortes, WA 12.3 mi
98263 Lyman, WA 12.9 mi
98274 Mount Vernon, WA 14.0 mi
98229 Bellingham, WA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98233?

98233 is in Burlington, Washington, in Skagit County, part of the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.5009, -122.3457.

What county is 98233 in?

98233 lies in Skagit County.

What area code is 98233?

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

What time zone is 98233 in?

98233 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98233?

About 17,850 people live in ZIP code 98233, in 6,711 households, at 538.4 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 98233?

$87,614 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98233?

The closest are 98232 (5.3 mi), 98235 (5.9 mi), 98273 (6.9 mi), 98257 (10.1 mi) and 98284 (10.1 mi).

Is 98233 a PO Box ZIP code?

98233 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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