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98249

ZIP 98249 is Freeland, Washington, in Island County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Island
Metro area
Oak Harbor, WA
Population
4,198
Coordinates
48.0142, -122.5428
☼ Live from 98249 — Freeland, WA

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Where 98249 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98249
  • 🔢 Type 98249 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,249 = 19 × 5171. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98248 (Ferndale, WA, 59 mi away) and 98250 (Friday Harbor, WA, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98249 becomes 94289 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 654 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29849, 48929, 49289, 49829, 49892, 89429, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29849 in Ulmer, SC, 2,364 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,313 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98249 and you would come out at 48.01°S, 57.46°E — 589 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 22m.
  • 📏 At 15.9 square miles of land, 98249 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,198This ZIP4,198
Households2,180This ZIP2,180
Housing units3,206This ZIP3,206
Median age58.8This ZIP58.8Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$99,519This ZIP$99,519Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$627,400This ZIP$627,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,566This ZIP$1,566Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.9%This ZIP50.9%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density263.7 / sq miThis ZIP263.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments205This ZIP205
Employees1,305This ZIP1,305
Annual payroll$66,950,000This ZIP$66,950,000
Tax returns filed2,990This ZIP2,990
Total adjusted gross income$351,892,000This ZIP$351,892,000

Land area

Land area15.92 sq miThis ZIP15.92 sq mi
Water area8.72 sq miThis ZIP8.72 sq mi

Other place names in 98249

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ZIP codes near 98249

ZIPCityDistance
98260 Langley, WA 4.4 mi
98253 Greenbank, WA 5.0 mi
98358 Nordland, WA 7.0 mi
98340 Hansville, WA 7.3 mi
98236 Clinton, WA 7.5 mi
98339 Port Hadlock, WA 9.5 mi
98325 Chimacum, WA 10.6 mi
98364 Port Gamble, WA 11.2 mi
98365 Port Ludlow, WA 11.6 mi
98275 Mukilteo, WA 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98249?

98249 is in Freeland, Washington, in Island County, part of the Oak Harbor, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.0142, -122.5428.

What county is 98249 in?

98249 lies in Island County.

What area code is 98249?

Freeland uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98249 in?

98249 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98249?

About 4,198 people live in ZIP code 98249, in 2,180 households, at 263.7 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 98249?

$99,519 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98249?

The closest are 98260 (4.4 mi), 98253 (5 mi), 98358 (7 mi), 98340 (7.3 mi) and 98236 (7.5 mi).

Is 98249 a PO Box ZIP code?

98249 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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