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Where 98280 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 98280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111111101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98279 (Olga, WA, 4 mi away) and 98281 (Point Roberts, WA, 28 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98280 becomes 08289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02889, 02898, 08829, 09828, 09882, 20889, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09828 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,515 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
- 🎯1,339 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98280 and you would come out at 48.60°S, 57.12°E — 596 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 17m.
- 📏 At 6.2 square miles of land, 98280 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 442This ZIP442 |
|---|---|
| Households | 242This ZIP242 |
| Housing units | 379This ZIP379 |
| Median age | 61.9This ZIP61.9Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $80,192This ZIP$80,192Washington$98,141US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $1,031,300This ZIP$1,031,300Washington$564,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,906This ZIP$1,906Washington$1,760US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 68.5%This ZIP68.5% |
| Mean commute | 16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min |
| Population density | 71.4 / sq miThis ZIP71.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 78This ZIP78 |
| Annual payroll | $4,119,000This ZIP$4,119,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 6.19 sq miThis ZIP6.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 5.80 sq miThis ZIP5.80 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 98280
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98222 | Blakely Island, WA | 3.3 mi |
98279 | Olga, WA | 3.9 mi |
98286 | Shaw Island, WA | 4.1 mi |
98245 | Eastsound, WA | 5.3 mi |
98243 | Deer Harbor, WA | 6.0 mi |
98261 | Lopez Island, WA | 7.9 mi |
98250 | Friday Harbor, WA | 10.0 mi |
98297 | Waldron, WA | 10.0 mi |
98262 | Lummi Island, WA | 11.3 mi |
98221 | Anacortes, WA | 15.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98280?
98280 is in Orcas, Washington, in San Juan County. Its published point location is 48.5961, -122.8777.
What county is 98280 in?
98280 lies in San Juan County.
What area code is 98280?
Orcas uses area codes 360 and 564, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98280 in?
98280 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98280?
About 442 people live in ZIP code 98280, in 242 households, at 71.4 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 98280?
$80,192 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.
What ZIP codes are near 98280?
The closest are 98222 (3.3 mi), 98279 (3.9 mi), 98286 (4.1 mi), 98245 (5.3 mi) and 98243 (6 mi).
Is 98280 a PO Box ZIP code?
98280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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