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98368

ZIP 98368 is Port Townsend, Washington, in Jefferson County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Jefferson
Metro area
Port Townsend, WA
Population
17,304
Coordinates
48.0413, -122.8267
☼ Live from 98368 — Port Townsend, WA

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Where 98368 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98368
  • 🔢 Type 98368 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,368 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 29 × 53. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98367 (Port Orchard, WA, 41 mi away) and 98370 (Poulsbo, WA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98368 becomes 86389, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38869, 39886, 68938, 83869, 96838, 98386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96838 in Honolulu, HI, 2,673 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,326 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98368 and you would come out at 48.04°S, 57.17°E — 601 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 22m.
  • 📏 At 52.3 square miles of land, 98368 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,304This ZIP17,304
Households8,839This ZIP8,839
Housing units9,822This ZIP9,822
Median age59.9This ZIP59.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$69,688This ZIP$69,688Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$554,300This ZIP$554,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,609This ZIP$1,609Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%This ZIP51.2%
Mean commute16.0 minThis ZIP16.0 min
Population density330.6 / sq miThis ZIP330.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments619This ZIP619
Employees5,298This ZIP5,298
Annual payroll$292,151,000This ZIP$292,151,000
Tax returns filed9,010This ZIP9,010
Total adjusted gross income$833,001,000This ZIP$833,001,000

Land area

Land area52.34 sq miThis ZIP52.34 sq mi
Water area10.15 sq miThis ZIP10.15 sq mi

Other place names in 98368

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 98368

ZIPCityDistance
98339 Port Hadlock, WA 3.8 mi
98325 Chimacum, WA 6.0 mi
98358 Nordland, WA 6.4 mi
98253 Greenbank, WA 12.1 mi
98365 Port Ludlow, WA 12.3 mi
98382 Sequim, WA 13.0 mi
98249 Freeland, WA 13.2 mi
98239 Coupeville, WA 13.5 mi
98376 Quilcene, WA 13.5 mi
98340 Hansville, WA 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98368?

98368 is in Port Townsend, Washington, in Jefferson County, part of the Port Townsend, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.0413, -122.8267.

What county is 98368 in?

98368 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 98368?

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

What time zone is 98368 in?

98368 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98368?

About 17,304 people live in ZIP code 98368, in 8,839 households, at 330.6 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 98368?

$69,688 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98368?

The closest are 98339 (3.8 mi), 98325 (6 mi), 98358 (6.4 mi), 98253 (12.1 mi) and 98365 (12.3 mi).

Is 98368 a PO Box ZIP code?

98368 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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