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98276

ZIP 98276 is Nooksack, Washington, in Whatcom County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Whatcom
Metro area
Bellingham, WA
Population
1,794
Coordinates
48.9278, -122.3210
☼ Live from 98276 — Nooksack, WA

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Where 98276 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98276
  • 🔢 Type 98276 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,276 = 2 × 2 × 79 × 311. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98275 (Mukilteo, WA, 70 mi away) and 98277 (Oak Harbor, WA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98276 becomes 67289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27698, 27869, 27896, 27968, 27986, 28679, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96278 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,137 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,323 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98276 and you would come out at 48.93°S, 57.68°E — 567 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 0.707 square miles of land, 98276 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 342 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,794This ZIP1,794
Households605This ZIP605
Housing units631This ZIP631
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$97,159This ZIP$97,159Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$524,300This ZIP$524,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,721This ZIP$1,721Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density2,537.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,537.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees122This ZIP122
Annual payroll$5,698,000This ZIP$5,698,000
Tax returns filed680This ZIP680
Total adjusted gross income$48,791,000This ZIP$48,791,000

Land area

Land area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98276

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

ZIP codes near 98276

ZIPCityDistance
98247 Everson, WA 2.1 mi
98264 Lynden, WA 6.3 mi
98295 Sumas, WA 6.9 mi
98226 Bellingham, WA 10.4 mi
98266 Maple Falls, WA 13.4 mi
98240 Custer, WA 13.7 mi
98227 Bellingham, WA 13.9 mi
98228 Bellingham, WA 13.9 mi
98248 Ferndale, WA 14.4 mi
98225 Bellingham, WA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98276?

98276 is in Nooksack, Washington, in Whatcom County, part of the Bellingham, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.9278, -122.3210.

What county is 98276 in?

98276 lies in Whatcom County.

What time zone is 98276 in?

98276 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98276?

About 1,794 people live in ZIP code 98276, in 605 households, at 2,537.5 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 98276?

$97,159 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98276?

The closest are 98247 (2.1 mi), 98264 (6.3 mi), 98295 (6.9 mi), 98226 (10.4 mi) and 98266 (13.4 mi).

Is 98276 a PO Box ZIP code?

98276 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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