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98288

ZIP 98288 is Skykomish, Washington, in King County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
King
Population
169
Coordinates
47.6214, -121.3265
☼ Live from 98288 — Skykomish, WA

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Where 98288 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98288
  • 🔢 Type 98288 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,288 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 6143. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98287 (Silvana, WA, 59 mi away) and 98290 (Snohomish, WA, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98288 becomes 88289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (89828, 98828). The farthest-flung twin is 89828 in Lamoille, NV, 560 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,251 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98288 and you would come out at 47.62°S, 58.67°E — 541 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 346.4 square miles of land, 98288 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 263 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population169This ZIP169
Households92This ZIP92
Housing units369This ZIP369
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$64,583This ZIP$64,583Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$450,000This ZIP$450,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,417This ZIP$1,417Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.0%This ZIP34.0%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density0.5 / sq miThis ZIP0.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees477This ZIP477
Annual payroll$12,229,000This ZIP$12,229,000

Land area

Land area346.41 sq miThis ZIP346.41 sq mi
Water area6.00 sq miThis ZIP6.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98288

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ZIP codes near 98288

ZIPCityDistance
98068 Snoqualmie Pass, WA 13.3 mi
98224 Baring, WA 13.3 mi
98256 Index, WA 14.3 mi
98045 North Bend, WA 19.4 mi
98065 Snoqualmie, WA 21.2 mi
98940 Ronald, WA 22.4 mi
98925 Easton, WA 23.5 mi
98251 Gold Bar, WA 23.9 mi
98014 Carnation, WA 24.8 mi
98826 Leavenworth, WA 25.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98288?

98288 is in Skykomish, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6214, -121.3265.

What county is 98288 in?

98288 lies in King County.

What area code is 98288?

Skykomish uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98288 in?

98288 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98288?

About 169 people live in ZIP code 98288, in 92 households, at 0.5 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 98288?

$64,583 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98288?

The closest are 98068 (13.3 mi), 98224 (13.3 mi), 98256 (14.3 mi), 98045 (19.4 mi) and 98065 (21.2 mi).

Is 98288 a PO Box ZIP code?

98288 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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