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98250

ZIP 98250 is Friday Harbor, Washington, in San Juan County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Juan
Metro area
none
Population
9,254
Coordinates
48.5538, -123.0859
☼ Live from 98250 — Friday Harbor, WA

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Where 98250 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98250
  • 🔢 Type 98250 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,250 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 131. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98249 (Freeland, WA, 45 mi away) and 98251 (Gold Bar, WA, 81 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98250 becomes 05289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02859, 02895, 05829, 09258, 09825, 09852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09852 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,337 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,347 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98250 and you would come out at 48.55°S, 56.91°E — 605 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 61.1 square miles of land, 98250 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,254This ZIP9,254
Households4,425This ZIP4,425
Housing units6,095This ZIP6,095
Median age55.2This ZIP55.2Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$88,556This ZIP$88,556Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$801,200This ZIP$801,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,645This ZIP$1,645Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%This ZIP52.1%
Mean commute13.9 minThis ZIP13.9 min
Population density151.4 / sq miThis ZIP151.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments513This ZIP513
Employees2,730This ZIP2,730
Annual payroll$148,710,000This ZIP$148,710,000
Tax returns filed4,730This ZIP4,730
Total adjusted gross income$635,126,000This ZIP$635,126,000

Land area

Land area61.12 sq miThis ZIP61.12 sq mi
Water area43.21 sq miThis ZIP43.21 sq mi

Other place names in 98250

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

ZIP codes near 98250

ZIPCityDistance
98243 Deer Harbor, WA 5.5 mi
98286 Shaw Island, WA 6.0 mi
98280 Orcas, WA 10.0 mi
98261 Lopez Island, WA 10.5 mi
98297 Waldron, WA 10.6 mi
98245 Eastsound, WA 11.2 mi
98222 Blakely Island, WA 12.3 mi
98279 Olga, WA 13.5 mi
98262 Lummi Island, WA 21.0 mi
98221 Anacortes, WA 23.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98250?

98250 is in Friday Harbor, Washington, in San Juan County. Its published point location is 48.5538, -123.0859.

What county is 98250 in?

98250 lies in San Juan County.

What time zone is 98250 in?

98250 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98250?

About 9,254 people live in ZIP code 98250, in 4,425 households, at 151.4 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 98250?

$88,556 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98250?

The closest are 98243 (5.5 mi), 98286 (6 mi), 98280 (10 mi), 98261 (10.5 mi) and 98297 (10.6 mi).

Is 98250 a PO Box ZIP code?

98250 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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