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98241

ZIP 98241 is Darrington, Washington, mostly in Snohomish County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Snohomish +1 more
Population
2,339
Coordinates
48.2040, -121.1405
☼ Live from 98241 — Darrington, WA

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Where 98241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98241
  • 🔢 Type 98241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,241 = 3 × 11 × 13 × 229. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98240 (Custer, WA, 85 mi away) and 98243 (Deer Harbor, WA, 90 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98241 becomes 14289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12489, 12498, 12849, 14892, 18249, 18924, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29418 in North Charleston, SC, 2,363 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,255 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98241 and you would come out at 48.20°S, 58.86°E — 523 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 422.3 square miles of land, 98241 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 321 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,339This ZIP2,339
Households919This ZIP919
Housing units1,087This ZIP1,087
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,185This ZIP$73,185Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$395,000This ZIP$395,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$926This ZIP$926Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density5.5 / sq miThis ZIP5.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees334This ZIP334
Annual payroll$19,492,000This ZIP$19,492,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$69,842,000This ZIP$69,842,000

Land area

Land area422.28 sq miThis ZIP422.28 sq mi
Water area2.63 sq miThis ZIP2.63 sq mi

Counties 98241 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Snohomish County 92.1%
Skagit County 7.9%

Other place names in 98241

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

ZIP codes near 98241

ZIPCityDistance
98267 Marblemount, WA 14.1 mi
98852 Stehekin, WA 24.3 mi
98252 Granite Falls, WA 28.2 mi
98822 Entiat, WA 28.5 mi
98256 Index, WA 29.1 mi
98251 Gold Bar, WA 29.5 mi
98826 Leavenworth, WA 32.2 mi
98237 Concrete, WA 34.7 mi
98293 Startup, WA 37.1 mi
98223 Arlington, WA 37.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98241?

98241 is in Darrington, Washington, in Snohomish County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.2040, -121.1405.

What county is 98241 in?

98241 spans 2 counties: Snohomish County and Skagit County. Most of it falls in Snohomish 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 98241 in?

98241 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98241?

About 2,339 people live in ZIP code 98241, in 919 households, at 5.5 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 98241?

$73,185 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98241?

The closest are 98267 (14.1 mi), 98852 (24.3 mi), 98252 (28.2 mi), 98822 (28.5 mi) and 98256 (29.1 mi).

Is 98241 a PO Box ZIP code?

98241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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