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98296

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Snohomish
Population
27,896
Coordinates
47.8408, -122.1011
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Where 98296 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98296
  • 🔢 Type 98296 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,296 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 1117. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98295 (Sumas, WA, 79 mi away) and 98297 (Waldron, WA, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98296 becomes 69289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28699, 29689, 62899, 62998, 68929, 92698, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96928 in Agat, GU, 5,685 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,290 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98296 and you would come out at 47.84°S, 57.90°E — 572 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 23m.
  • 📏 At 34.5 square miles of land, 98296 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,896This ZIP27,896
Households9,611This ZIP9,611
Housing units9,743This ZIP9,743
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$177,583This ZIP$177,583Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$927,700This ZIP$927,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,358This ZIP$2,358Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%This ZIP48.6%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density808.0 / sq miThis ZIP808.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments645This ZIP645
Employees4,892This ZIP4,892
Annual payroll$299,700,000This ZIP$299,700,000
Tax returns filed12,920This ZIP12,920
Total adjusted gross income$2,053,828,000This ZIP$2,053,828,000

Land area

Land area34.53 sq miThis ZIP34.53 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 98296

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ZIP codes near 98296

ZIPCityDistance
98012 Bothell, WA 4.5 mi
98082 Mill Creek, WA 5.0 mi
98291 Snohomish, WA 5.3 mi
98072 Woodinville, WA 5.7 mi
98208 Everett, WA 5.7 mi
98021 Bothell, WA 6.0 mi
98077 Woodinville, WA 6.4 mi
98041 Bothell, WA 7.3 mi
98011 Bothell, WA 7.3 mi
98087 Lynnwood, WA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98296?

98296 is in Snohomish, Washington, in Snohomish County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.8408, -122.1011.

What county is 98296 in?

98296 lies in Snohomish County.

What area code is 98296?

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

What time zone is 98296 in?

98296 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98296?

About 27,896 people live in ZIP code 98296, in 9,611 households, at 808.0 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 98296?

$177,583 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98296?

The closest are 98012 (4.5 mi), 98082 (5 mi), 98291 (5.3 mi), 98072 (5.7 mi) and 98208 (5.7 mi).

Is 98296 a PO Box ZIP code?

98296 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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