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98281

ZIP 98281 is Point Roberts, Washington, in Whatcom County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Whatcom
Metro area
Bellingham, WA
Population
1,288
Coordinates
48.9847, -123.0595
☼ Live from 98281 — Point Roberts, WA

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Where 98281 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98281
  • 🔢 Type 98281 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,281 = 29 × 3389. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98280 (Orcas, WA, 28 mi away) and 98282 (Camano Island, WA, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98281 becomes 18289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18829, 18928, 89128, 89821, 92881, 98812, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18928 in Holicong, PA, 2,392 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,355 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98281 and you would come out at 48.98°S, 56.94°E — 600 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 13m.
  • 📏 At 4.9 square miles of land, 98281 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,288This ZIP1,288
Households743This ZIP743
Housing units2,105This ZIP2,105
Median age58.2This ZIP58.2Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$78,125This ZIP$78,125Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$483,900This ZIP$483,900Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,095This ZIP$1,095Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%This ZIP44.7%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density263.7 / sq miThis ZIP263.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees149This ZIP149
Annual payroll$6,387,000This ZIP$6,387,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$79,713,000This ZIP$79,713,000

Land area

Land area4.89 sq miThis ZIP4.89 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Other place names in 98281

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ZIP codes near 98281

ZIPCityDistance
98231 Blaine, WA 14.2 mi
98230 Blaine, WA 16.2 mi
98297 Waldron, WA 19.6 mi
98240 Custer, WA 20.1 mi
98248 Ferndale, WA 21.4 mi
98245 Eastsound, WA 22.8 mi
98243 Deer Harbor, WA 25.7 mi
98262 Lummi Island, WA 26.3 mi
98279 Olga, WA 26.4 mi
98264 Lynden, WA 27.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98281?

98281 is in Point Roberts, Washington, in Whatcom County, part of the Bellingham, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.9847, -123.0595.

What county is 98281 in?

98281 lies in Whatcom County.

What area code is 98281?

Point Roberts uses area codes 360 and 564, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98281 in?

98281 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98281?

About 1,288 people live in ZIP code 98281, in 743 households, at 263.7 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 98281?

$78,125 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98281?

The closest are 98231 (14.2 mi), 98230 (16.2 mi), 98297 (19.6 mi), 98240 (20.1 mi) and 98248 (21.4 mi).

Is 98281 a PO Box ZIP code?

98281 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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