ZIP Code 98261

98261 is one of Washington's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lopez Island, San Juan County.

City: Lopez Island
County: San Juan County
State: Washington
Prefix: 982xx

Where this code sits

98261 is part of the 982xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Lopez Island.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 98261 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 98261

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 98261.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 98222	5.2 mi	Blakely Island, WA
ZIP code 98286	6.5 mi	Shaw Island, WA
ZIP code 98280	7.6 mi	Orcas, WA
ZIP code 98279	8.5 mi	Olga, WA
ZIP code 98243	10 mi	Deer Harbor, WA
ZIP code 98250	11 mi	Friday Harbor, WA
ZIP code 98221	11 mi	Anacortes, WA
ZIP code 98245	14 mi	Eastsound, WA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 98261, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 98261. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.