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98266

ZIP 98266 is Maple Falls, Washington, in Whatcom County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Whatcom
Metro area
Bellingham, WA
Population
4,245
Coordinates
48.9740, -122.0350
☼ Live from 98266 — Maple Falls, WA

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Where 98266 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98266
  • 🔢 Type 98266 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,266 = 2 × 7 × 7019. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98264 (Lynden, WA, 19 mi away) and 98267 (Marblemount, WA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98266 becomes 66289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28669, 29686, 62689, 62869, 62896, 68629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96826 in Honolulu, HI, 2,739 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,311 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98266 and you would come out at 48.97°S, 57.97°E — 554 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 14m.
  • 📏 At 50.6 square miles of land, 98266 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,245This ZIP4,245
Households1,749This ZIP1,749
Housing units2,088This ZIP2,088
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,361This ZIP$51,361Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$421,200This ZIP$421,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,343This ZIP$1,343Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute47.2 minThis ZIP47.2 min
Population density84.0 / sq miThis ZIP84.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees328This ZIP328
Annual payroll$11,570,000This ZIP$11,570,000
Tax returns filed1,890This ZIP1,890
Total adjusted gross income$112,346,000This ZIP$112,346,000

Land area

Land area50.55 sq miThis ZIP50.55 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 98266

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ZIP codes near 98266

ZIPCityDistance
98295 Sumas, WA 7.3 mi
98276 Nooksack, WA 13.4 mi
98247 Everson, WA 13.7 mi
98244 Deming, WA 15.0 mi
98264 Lynden, WA 19.1 mi
98220 Acme, WA 21.3 mi
98226 Bellingham, WA 21.8 mi
98229 Bellingham, WA 24.8 mi
98227 Bellingham, WA 25.4 mi
98228 Bellingham, WA 25.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98266?

98266 is in Maple Falls, Washington, in Whatcom County, part of the Bellingham, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.9740, -122.0350.

What county is 98266 in?

98266 lies in Whatcom County.

What time zone is 98266 in?

98266 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98266?

About 4,245 people live in ZIP code 98266, in 1,749 households, at 84.0 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 98266?

$51,361 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98266?

The closest are 98295 (7.3 mi), 98276 (13.4 mi), 98247 (13.7 mi), 98244 (15 mi) and 98264 (19.1 mi).

Is 98266 a PO Box ZIP code?

98266 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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