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98263

ZIP 98263 is Lyman, Washington, in Skagit County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Skagit
Population
200
Coordinates
48.5238, -122.0656
☼ Live from 98263 — Lyman, WA

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Where 98263 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98263
  • 🔢 Type 98263 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,263 = 11 × 8933. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98262 (Lummi Island, WA, 31 mi away) and 98264 (Lynden, WA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98263 becomes 36289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23968, 28369, 28396, 28693, 29368, 29386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96283 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,279 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,302 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98263 and you would come out at 48.52°S, 57.93°E — 560 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 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.244 square miles of land, 98263 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 118 football fields.
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People and housing

Population200This ZIP200
Households75This ZIP75
Housing units81This ZIP81
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$133,750This ZIP$133,750Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$400,000This ZIP$400,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%This ZIP4.6%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density819.7 / sq miThis ZIP819.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$1,447,000This ZIP$1,447,000

Land area

Land area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 98263

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

ZIP codes near 98263

ZIPCityDistance
98255 Hamilton, WA 3.4 mi
98284 Sedro Woolley, WA 3.6 mi
98235 Clearlake, WA 8.7 mi
98220 Acme, WA 12.6 mi
98274 Mount Vernon, WA 12.6 mi
98233 Burlington, WA 12.9 mi
98232 Bow, WA 16.0 mi
98237 Concrete, WA 16.3 mi
98273 Mount Vernon, WA 16.5 mi
98238 Conway, WA 18.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98263?

98263 is in Lyman, Washington, in Skagit County, part of the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.5238, -122.0656.

What county is 98263 in?

98263 lies in Skagit County.

What area code is 98263?

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

What time zone is 98263 in?

98263 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98263?

About 200 people live in ZIP code 98263, in 75 households, at 819.7 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 98263?

$133,750 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98263?

The closest are 98255 (3.4 mi), 98284 (3.6 mi), 98235 (8.7 mi), 98220 (12.6 mi) and 98274 (12.6 mi).

Is 98263 a PO Box ZIP code?

98263 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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