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98274

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Skagit
Population
18,860
Coordinates
48.3488, -122.1455
☼ Live from 98274 — Mount Vernon, WA

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Where 98274 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98274
  • 🔢 Type 98274 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,274 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 1489. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98273 (Mount Vernon, WA, 11 mi away) and 98275 (Mukilteo, WA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98274 becomes 47289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27948 in Kill Devil Hills, NC, 2,483 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 98274 and you would come out at 48.35°S, 57.85°E — 566 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 19m.
  • 📏 At 143.1 square miles of land, 98274 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,860This ZIP18,860
Households7,159This ZIP7,159
Housing units7,872This ZIP7,872
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$96,177This ZIP$96,177Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$547,700This ZIP$547,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,869This ZIP$1,869Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%This ZIP34.6%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density131.8 / sq miThis ZIP131.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments325This ZIP325
Employees4,616This ZIP4,616
Annual payroll$330,043,000This ZIP$330,043,000
Tax returns filed8,880This ZIP8,880
Total adjusted gross income$827,859,000This ZIP$827,859,000

Land area

Land area143.07 sq miThis ZIP143.07 sq mi
Water area2.64 sq miThis ZIP2.64 sq mi

Other place names in 98274

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

ZIP codes near 98274

ZIPCityDistance
98235 Clearlake, WA 8.8 mi
98238 Conway, WA 9.2 mi
98273 Mount Vernon, WA 11.2 mi
98292 Stanwood, WA 11.2 mi
98287 Silvana, WA 11.3 mi
98263 Lyman, WA 12.6 mi
98223 Arlington, WA 12.7 mi
98284 Sedro Woolley, WA 13.7 mi
98259 North Lakewood, WA 13.9 mi
98233 Burlington, WA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98274?

98274 is in Mount Vernon, Washington, in Skagit County, part of the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.3488, -122.1455.

What county is 98274 in?

98274 lies in Skagit County.

What area code is 98274?

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

What time zone is 98274 in?

98274 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98274?

About 18,860 people live in ZIP code 98274, in 7,159 households, at 131.8 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 98274?

$96,177 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98274?

The closest are 98235 (8.8 mi), 98238 (9.2 mi), 98273 (11.2 mi), 98292 (11.2 mi) and 98287 (11.3 mi).

Is 98274 a PO Box ZIP code?

98274 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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