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98237

ZIP 98237 is Concrete, Washington, mostly in Skagit County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Skagit +1 more
Population
4,956
Coordinates
48.5338, -121.7107
☼ Live from 98237 — Concrete, WA

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Where 98237 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98237
  • 🔢 Type 98237 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,237 = 193 × 509. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111110111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98236 (Clinton, WA, 52 mi away) and 98238 (Conway, WA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98237 becomes 73289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23879, 23897, 27839, 27893, 27938, 27983, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32978 in Sebastian, FL, 2,613 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,287 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98237 and you would come out at 48.53°S, 58.29°E — 544 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 17m.
  • 📏 At 417.4 square miles of land, 98237 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 317 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,956This ZIP4,956
Households1,855This ZIP1,855
Housing units2,420This ZIP2,420
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$61,711This ZIP$61,711Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$377,700This ZIP$377,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$845This ZIP$845Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%This ZIP12.3%
Mean commute42.6 minThis ZIP42.6 min
Population density11.9 / sq miThis ZIP11.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees426This ZIP426
Annual payroll$21,083,000This ZIP$21,083,000
Tax returns filed1,810This ZIP1,810
Total adjusted gross income$118,498,000This ZIP$118,498,000

Land area

Land area417.43 sq miThis ZIP417.43 sq mi
Water area13.87 sq miThis ZIP13.87 sq mi

Counties 98237 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Skagit County 84.7%
Whatcom County 15.3%

Other place names in 98237

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ZIP codes near 98237

ZIPCityDistance
98255 Hamilton, WA 12.9 mi
98263 Lyman, WA 16.3 mi
98244 Deming, WA 18.8 mi
98284 Sedro Woolley, WA 19.4 mi
98267 Marblemount, WA 22.7 mi
98274 Mount Vernon, WA 23.7 mi
98235 Clearlake, WA 24.3 mi
98220 Acme, WA 24.5 mi
98223 Arlington, WA 24.6 mi
98283 Rockport, WA 26.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98237?

98237 is in Concrete, Washington, in Skagit County, part of the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.5338, -121.7107.

What county is 98237 in?

98237 spans 2 counties: Skagit County and Whatcom 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 time zone is 98237 in?

98237 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98237?

About 4,956 people live in ZIP code 98237, in 1,855 households, at 11.9 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 98237?

$61,711 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98237?

The closest are 98255 (12.9 mi), 98263 (16.3 mi), 98244 (18.8 mi), 98284 (19.4 mi) and 98267 (22.7 mi).

Is 98237 a PO Box ZIP code?

98237 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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