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98272

ZIP 98272 is Monroe, Washington, in Snohomish County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Snohomish
Population
31,436
Coordinates
47.8578, -121.8853
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Where 98272 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98272
  • 🔢 Type 98272 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,272 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 37 × 83. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98271 (Marysville, WA, 23 mi away) and 98273 (Mount Vernon, WA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98272 becomes 27289 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eden, NC, 2,266 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22987, 27289, 27298, 27829, 27892, 27928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27982 in Waves, NC, 2,497 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98272 and you would come out at 47.86°S, 58.11°E — 562 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 23m.
  • 📏 At 106.3 square miles of land, 98272 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,436This ZIP31,436
Households10,196This ZIP10,196
Housing units10,361This ZIP10,361
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$122,352This ZIP$122,352Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$713,300This ZIP$713,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,936This ZIP$1,936Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%This ZIP31.3%
Mean commute35.0 minThis ZIP35.0 min
Population density295.7 / sq miThis ZIP295.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments908This ZIP908
Employees9,137This ZIP9,137
Annual payroll$499,380,000This ZIP$499,380,000
Tax returns filed13,920This ZIP13,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,482,587,000This ZIP$1,482,587,000

Land area

Land area106.29 sq miThis ZIP106.29 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Other place names in 98272

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ZIP codes near 98272

ZIPCityDistance
98293 Startup, WA 5.5 mi
98294 Sultan, WA 5.7 mi
98290 Snohomish, WA 8.0 mi
98291 Snohomish, WA 8.4 mi
98019 Duvall, WA 8.7 mi
98296 Snohomish, WA 10.1 mi
98077 Woodinville, WA 10.9 mi
98014 Carnation, WA 11.0 mi
98072 Woodinville, WA 13.2 mi
98251 Gold Bar, WA 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98272?

98272 is in Monroe, Washington, in Snohomish County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.8578, -121.8853.

What county is 98272 in?

98272 lies in Snohomish County.

What area code is 98272?

Monroe uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98272 in?

98272 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98272?

About 31,436 people live in ZIP code 98272, in 10,196 households, at 295.7 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 98272?

$122,352 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98272?

The closest are 98293 (5.5 mi), 98294 (5.7 mi), 98290 (8 mi), 98291 (8.4 mi) and 98019 (8.7 mi).

Is 98272 a PO Box ZIP code?

98272 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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