98240 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Custer, WA Whatcom County, WA Zip code population (2000): 2,785 Estimated zip code population in 2008: 3,094 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 98240 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 1,020 Renter-occupied apartments: 144 % of renters here:   16% State:   35% Dec. 2009 cost of living index in zip code 98240: 92.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 22.6 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 137 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2008: This zip code:   1.7% ($1,861) Washington:   1.6% ($1,915) Profiles of local businesses: All Star Sports Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 1,421   (51.0%) Females: 1,364   (49.0%) Recent posts about zip code 98240 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: After 6 years I am ready to leave Seattle.  (164 replies) 80% Property Tax Increase... Loosing my Home?  (213 replies) Fair/Festival/Event Recommendations: Eastern, WA - Western, MT?  (9 replies) Best/Worst places in Washington  (60 replies) Active semi-retirement location within 3 hours of Seattle?  (17 replies) What are the prices of homes in Whatcom Co?  (7 replies) 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2008: $293,549 98240:   $293,549 Washington:   $308,100 According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 98240 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   36.9 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.9 people Washington:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98240, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $48,212 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $48,212 State:   $54,331 Salary/wage: $39,323 (reported on 84.8% of returns) Here:   $39,323 State:   $45,761 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.9% for AGIs below $10k, 74.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.9% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,286 (reported on 46.8% of returns) This zip code:   $1,286 Washington:   $2,110 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,378 (reported on 20.2% of returns) Here:   $2,378 State:   $5,879 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$28,654 (reported on 17.9% of returns) Here:   +$28,654 State:   +$15,835 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 29.4% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$7,275 (reported on 16.9% of returns) Here:   +$7,275 State:   +$13,994 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 8.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,089 (reported on 3.3% of returns) 98240:   $3,089 Washington:   $3,001 Total itemized deductions: $16,973 (1% of AGI, reported on 34.6% of returns) Here:   $16,973 State:   $19,669 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,655 (3.3% of AGI, reported on 26.9% of returns) Here:   $2,655 Washington:   $3,569 Here:   3.3% of AGI State:   3.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $6,358 (reported on 78.8% of returns) 98240:   $6,358 State:   $9,065 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.4% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,604 (reported on 11.5% of returns) Here:   $1,604 State:   $1,607 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 50.9% Here:   51% State:   49% (% for various income ranges: 39.2% for AGIs below $10k, 46.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.7% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$59,102
Washington:	$58,078

Nearest zip codes: 98248, 98230, 98264, 98262, 98225, 98226.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	79.2%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 98240 with a mortgage: 305 (54 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 111

This zip code:	6.8%
Whole state:	11.3%

This zip code:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.9%

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Here:	5.2
State:	3.9

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 98240: Bellingham Omni Radio Range Station (A), Haynie (B), Haynie Community Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in zip code 98240: Sunrise Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Haynie Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 98240: $15,000 to $19,999: 2 $20,000 to $24,999: 15 $25,000 to $29,999: 12 $90,000 to $99,999: 6 $100,000 to $124,999: 38 $125,000 to $149,999: 20 $150,000 to $174,999: 15 $175,000 to $199,999: 53 $200,000 to $249,999: 122 $250,000 to $299,999: 163 $300,000 to $399,999: 245 $400,000 to $499,999: 59 $500,000 to $749,999: 92 $750,000 to $999,999: 10

Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 98240: Less than $100: 9 $100 to $149: 3 $550 to $599: 6 $600 to $649: 16 $650 to $699: 9 $700 to $749: 9 $750 to $799: 8 $800 to $899: 15 $900 to $999: 31 $1,000 to $1,249: 23 $1,250 to $1,499: 14 $1,500 to $1,999: 4 No cash rent: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $0.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $334,292
• Black or African American householders: $315,278
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $145,513

98240:	$297,165
Washington:	$308,100

Detached houses: $346,187

Here:	$346,187
State:	$394,769

Mobile homes: $107,243

Here:	$107,243
State:	$80,529

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 572
• One, attached: 10
• Two: 7
• 3 or 4: 12
• Mobile homes: 340

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 988 (81%) Carpooled: 160 (13%) Walked: 8 (1%) Other means: 9 (1%) Worked at home: 48 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 17 5 to 9 minutes: 70 10 to 14 minutes: 130 15 to 19 minutes: 230 20 to 24 minutes: 239 25 to 29 minutes: 139 30 to 34 minutes: 201 35 to 39 minutes: 27 40 to 44 minutes: 25 45 to 59 minutes: 22 60 to 89 minutes: 13 90 or more minutes: 52

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.8%

Household type by relationship
Households: 2,561

• In family households: 2,323 (623 male householders, 92 female householders)

  631 spouses, 883 children (833 natural, 28 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 33 other relatives, 16 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 238 (78 male householders (39 living alone)), 119 female householders (113 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 303 2-persons, 161 3-persons, 134 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 152 1-person, 45 2-persons.

603 married couples with children.
118 single-parent households (47 men, 71 women).

95.5% of residents of 98240 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% very well, 22% not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 84 (3.0%)
(69.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	3.0%
Whole state:	10.4%

First ancestries reported:

German: 433

Irish: 229

United States or American: 214

English: 197

Dutch: 156

Other groups: 150

European: 117

Norwegian: 97

Scotch-Irish: 60

Swedish: 42

Scottish: 41

Icelander: 38

Italian: 29

Swiss: 25

Welsh: 24

Austrian: 16

Polish: 13

Canadian: 11

Slavic: 11

Croatian: 10

Basque: 10

Belgian: 9

British: 9

French (except Basque): 9

Hungarian: 9

Danish: 9

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BONNEVILLE POWER ADMIN CUSTER SUBSTATION (7357 PORTAL WAY in CUSTER, WA). Federal Facility. DOE - POWER ADMINISTRATIONS

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WA4891419653, CESQG
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; GENERAL GOVERNMENT
  Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC BULK POWER TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL.; ELECTRIC BULK POWER TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL.
  Organizations: US DOE BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• BURKHALTER RESIDENCE (8445 VALLEY VIEW RD in CUSTER, WA)

  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: GARY LITTLE (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , COMMERCE LAND CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $154,000

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1513
• Northeast: 130
• Midwest: 168
• South: 289
• West: 361

67% of the 98240 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Washington.

Population in 1990: 2,791. Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-0.2%).

Here:	1.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	10.3%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	0.0%
Washington:	15.7%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CALLEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, I (8632 STEIN ROAD in CUSTER, WA; small business): $32,206 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2004

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $760; 2003: $0; 2004: $31,446; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $34,577 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2004-08-26. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
  $34,577 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2004-08-26. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
  $760, same as above. Signed on 2002-01-28. Completion date: 2002-01-12.
  $-18,854 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2004-12-06. Completion date: 2004-09-10.
  

• IVERSON EARTH WORKS LLC (2330 BIRCH BAY LYNDEN RD in CUSTER, WA; small business): $14,210 in 2 contracts in 2003

  $7,105 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2003-11-05. Completion date: 2003-10-23.
  $7,105 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2003-11-05. Completion date: 2003-10-23.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

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