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98273

ZIP 98273 is in Mount Vernon, Washington, in Skagit County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time. Mount Vernon has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 98274.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Skagit
Population
30,001
Coordinates
48.4028, -122.3761
☼ Live from 98273 — Mount Vernon, WA

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Where 98273 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98273
  • 🔢 Type 98273 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,273 = 7 × 101 × 139. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98272 (Monroe, WA, 44 mi away) and 98274 (Mount Vernon, WA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98273 becomes 37289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23879, 23897, 27839, 27893, 27938, 27983, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32978 in Sebastian, FL, 2,639 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,313 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98273 and you would come out at 48.40°S, 57.62°E — 575 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 83.9 square miles of land, 98273 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,001This ZIP30,001
Households11,583This ZIP11,583
Housing units11,989This ZIP11,989
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$76,717This ZIP$76,717Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$492,300This ZIP$492,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,287This ZIP$1,287Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density357.4 / sq miThis ZIP357.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,053This ZIP1,053
Employees12,637This ZIP12,637
Annual payroll$680,927,000This ZIP$680,927,000
Tax returns filed14,460This ZIP14,460
Total adjusted gross income$1,121,894,000This ZIP$1,121,894,000

Land area

Land area83.94 sq miThis ZIP83.94 sq mi
Water area3.66 sq miThis ZIP3.66 sq mi

Other place names in 98273

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ZIP codes near 98273

ZIPCityDistance
98238 Conway, WA 4.9 mi
98257 La Conner, WA 6.2 mi
98233 Burlington, WA 6.9 mi
98235 Clearlake, WA 7.8 mi
98221 Anacortes, WA 11.0 mi
98274 Mount Vernon, WA 11.2 mi
98232 Bow, WA 11.3 mi
98292 Stanwood, WA 12.7 mi
98277 Oak Harbor, WA 12.8 mi
98282 Camano Island, WA 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98273?

98273 is in Mount Vernon, Washington, in Skagit County, part of the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.4028, -122.3761.

What county is 98273 in?

98273 lies in Skagit County.

What area code is 98273?

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

What time zone is 98273 in?

98273 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98273?

About 30,001 people live in ZIP code 98273, in 11,583 households, at 357.4 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 98273?

$76,717 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98273?

The closest are 98238 (4.9 mi), 98257 (6.2 mi), 98233 (6.9 mi), 98235 (7.8 mi) and 98221 (11 mi).

Is 98273 a PO Box ZIP code?

98273 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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