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98257

ZIP 98257 is La Conner, Washington, in Skagit County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Skagit
Population
4,277
Coordinates
48.4060, -122.5121
☼ Live from 98257 — La Conner, WA

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Where 98257 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98257
  • 🔢 Type 98257 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 98257 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98256 (Index, WA, 65 mi away) and 98258 (Lake Stevens, WA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98257 becomes 75289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28579 in Smyrna, NC, 2,511 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,319 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98257 and you would come out at 48.41°S, 57.49°E — 581 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 19m.
  • 📏 At 18.5 square miles of land, 98257 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,277This ZIP4,277
Households2,033This ZIP2,033
Housing units2,369This ZIP2,369
Median age61.5This ZIP61.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$94,425This ZIP$94,425Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$506,200This ZIP$506,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,242This ZIP$1,242Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%This ZIP43.3%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density231.4 / sq miThis ZIP231.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments151This ZIP151
Employees980This ZIP980
Annual payroll$45,363,000This ZIP$45,363,000
Tax returns filed2,260This ZIP2,260
Total adjusted gross income$237,674,000This ZIP$237,674,000

Land area

Land area18.48 sq miThis ZIP18.48 sq mi
Water area2.45 sq miThis ZIP2.45 sq mi

Other place names in 98257

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

ZIP codes near 98257

ZIPCityDistance
98221 Anacortes, WA 5.4 mi
98273 Mount Vernon, WA 6.2 mi
98277 Oak Harbor, WA 7.8 mi
98278 Oak Harbor, WA 8.7 mi
98238 Conway, WA 9.1 mi
98233 Burlington, WA 10.1 mi
98232 Bow, WA 11.9 mi
98282 Camano Island, WA 13.4 mi
98235 Clearlake, WA 13.5 mi
98292 Stanwood, WA 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98257?

98257 is in La Conner, Washington, in Skagit County, part of the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.4060, -122.5121.

What county is 98257 in?

98257 lies in Skagit County.

What area code is 98257?

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

What time zone is 98257 in?

98257 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98257?

About 4,277 people live in ZIP code 98257, in 2,033 households, at 231.4 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 98257?

$94,425 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98257?

The closest are 98221 (5.4 mi), 98273 (6.2 mi), 98277 (7.8 mi), 98278 (8.7 mi) and 98238 (9.1 mi).

Is 98257 a PO Box ZIP code?

98257 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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