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98528

ZIP 98528 is Belfair, Washington, mostly in Mason County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Mason +1 more
Metro area
Shelton, WA
Population
11,940
Coordinates
47.4473, -122.8962
☼ Live from 98528 — Belfair, WA

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Where 98528 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 98528
  • 🔢 Type 98528 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZSBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,528 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3079. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98527 (Bay Center, WA, 76 mi away) and 98530 (Bucoda, WA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98528 becomes 82589, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28589, 29588, 59828, 85298, 85928, 88529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28589 in Williston, NC, 2,525 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,318 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98528 and you would come out at 47.45°S, 57.10°E — 615 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 72.3 square miles of land, 98528 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,940This ZIP11,940
Households4,412This ZIP4,412
Housing units5,379This ZIP5,379
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$91,058This ZIP$91,058Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$430,200This ZIP$430,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,216This ZIP$1,216Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute36.0 minThis ZIP36.0 min
Population density165.2 / sq miThis ZIP165.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments218This ZIP218
Employees1,570This ZIP1,570
Annual payroll$65,204,000This ZIP$65,204,000
Tax returns filed5,410This ZIP5,410
Total adjusted gross income$431,469,000This ZIP$431,469,000

Land area

Land area72.29 sq miThis ZIP72.29 sq mi
Water area12.54 sq miThis ZIP12.54 sq mi

Counties 98528 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mason County 100.0%
Kitsap County 0.1%

Other place names in 98528

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ZIP codes near 98528

ZIPCityDistance
98524 Allyn, WA 6.2 mi
98588 Tahuya, WA 6.4 mi
98546 Grapeview, WA 8.7 mi
98329 Gig Harbor, WA 9.3 mi
98555 Lilliwaup, WA 9.8 mi
98394 Vaughn, WA 10.1 mi
98312 Bremerton, WA 10.3 mi
98380 Seabeck, WA 10.7 mi
98367 Port Orchard, WA 10.8 mi
98592 Union, WA 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98528?

98528 is in Belfair, Washington, in Mason County, part of the Shelton, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4473, -122.8962.

What county is 98528 in?

98528 spans 2 counties: Mason County and Kitsap County. Most of it falls in Mason County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 98528?

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

What time zone is 98528 in?

98528 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98528?

About 11,940 people live in ZIP code 98528, in 4,412 households, at 165.2 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 98528?

$91,058 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98528?

The closest are 98524 (6.2 mi), 98588 (6.4 mi), 98546 (8.7 mi), 98329 (9.3 mi) and 98555 (9.8 mi).

Is 98528 a PO Box ZIP code?

98528 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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