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98262

ZIP 98262 is Lummi Island, Washington, in Whatcom County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Whatcom
Metro area
Bellingham, WA
Population
957
Coordinates
48.6966, -122.6811
☼ Live from 98262 — Lummi Island, WA

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Where 98262 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98262
  • 🔢 Type 98262 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,262 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 53 × 103. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98261 (Lopez Island, WA, 17 mi away) and 98263 (Lyman, WA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98262 becomes 26289 — and that is a real ZIP code: Red Creek, WV, 2,220 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22968, 26289, 26298, 28269, 28296, 28629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96822 in Honolulu, HI, 2,702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,333 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98262 and you would come out at 48.70°S, 57.32°E — 586 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 16m.
  • 📏 At 9.2 square miles of land, 98262 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population957This ZIP957
Households458This ZIP458
Housing units860This ZIP860
Median age61.1This ZIP61.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$83,000This ZIP$83,000Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$579,000This ZIP$579,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher59.6%This ZIP59.6%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density103.5 / sq miThis ZIP103.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees72This ZIP72
Annual payroll$2,643,000This ZIP$2,643,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$48,392,000This ZIP$48,392,000

Land area

Land area9.25 sq miThis ZIP9.25 sq mi
Water area23.70 sq miThis ZIP23.70 sq mi

ZIP codes near 98262

ZIPCityDistance
98279 Olga, WA 7.5 mi
98225 Bellingham, WA 9.0 mi
98227 Bellingham, WA 9.8 mi
98228 Bellingham, WA 9.8 mi
98222 Blakely Island, WA 10.7 mi
98245 Eastsound, WA 10.7 mi
98280 Orcas, WA 11.3 mi
98248 Ferndale, WA 12.0 mi
98229 Bellingham, WA 12.9 mi
98226 Bellingham, WA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98262?

98262 is in Lummi Island, Washington, in Whatcom County, part of the Bellingham, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.6966, -122.6811.

What county is 98262 in?

98262 lies in Whatcom County.

What time zone is 98262 in?

98262 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98262?

About 957 people live in ZIP code 98262, in 458 households, at 103.5 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 98262?

$83,000 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98262?

The closest are 98279 (7.5 mi), 98225 (9 mi), 98227 (9.8 mi), 98228 (9.8 mi) and 98222 (10.7 mi).

Is 98262 a PO Box ZIP code?

98262 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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