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98290

ZIP 98290 is in Snohomish, Washington, in Snohomish County; area code 360; Pacific time. Snohomish has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 98291 and 98296.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Snohomish
Population
39,826
Coordinates
47.9554, -121.9785
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Where 98290 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98290
  • 🔢 Type 98290 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,290 = 2 × 5 × 9829. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98288 (Skykomish, WA, 38 mi away) and 98291 (Snohomish, WA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98290 becomes 09289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09829, 09892, 20899, 28909, 29809, 80299, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09829 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,776 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,286 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98290 and you would come out at 47.96°S, 58.02°E — 564 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 22m.
  • 📏 At 117.5 square miles of land, 98290 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,826This ZIP39,826
Households14,424This ZIP14,424
Housing units15,384This ZIP15,384
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$132,973This ZIP$132,973Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$784,200This ZIP$784,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,721This ZIP$1,721Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%This ZIP37.6%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density338.9 / sq miThis ZIP338.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,070This ZIP1,070
Employees8,182This ZIP8,182
Annual payroll$431,714,000This ZIP$431,714,000
Tax returns filed17,620This ZIP17,620
Total adjusted gross income$2,264,601,000This ZIP$2,264,601,000

Land area

Land area117.50 sq miThis ZIP117.50 sq mi
Water area2.60 sq miThis ZIP2.60 sq mi

Other place names in 98290

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ZIP codes near 98290

ZIPCityDistance
98291 Snohomish, WA 4.6 mi
98258 Lake Stevens, WA 7.2 mi
98272 Monroe, WA 8.0 mi
98296 Snohomish, WA 9.7 mi
98201 Everett, WA 10.0 mi
98208 Everett, WA 10.4 mi
98270 Marysville, WA 10.5 mi
98293 Startup, WA 11.4 mi
98213 Everett, WA 11.5 mi
98207 Everett, WA 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98290?

98290 is in Snohomish, Washington, in Snohomish County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.9554, -121.9785.

What county is 98290 in?

98290 lies in Snohomish County.

What area code is 98290?

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

What time zone is 98290 in?

98290 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98290?

About 39,826 people live in ZIP code 98290, in 14,424 households, at 338.9 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 98290?

$132,973 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98290?

The closest are 98291 (4.6 mi), 98258 (7.2 mi), 98272 (8 mi), 98296 (9.7 mi) and 98201 (10 mi).

Is 98290 a PO Box ZIP code?

98290 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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