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Burien ZIP codes, Washington

No ZIP code is named for Burien, WA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 4 ZIP codes cover it: 98168, 98146, 98166 and 98148. Its area code is 206.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
4 more
Population
51,513
Area code
206

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Burien itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Seattle (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Burien in numbers

About 51,513 people live in Burien, in 19,672 households, the 26th-largest of Washington's 628 census places. The median household income is $91,318 a year, 7% below the Washington median of $98,141 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $638,800 (13% above the Washington median), and median gross rent is $1,782 a month. The median age is 40.4; 33.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.6% across Washington); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population51,513Burien51,513
Households19,672Burien19,672
Median age40.4Burien40.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$91,318Burien$91,318Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$638,800Burien$638,800Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,782Burien$1,782Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%Burien33.2%Washington39.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.7 minBurien26.7 minWashington26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density5,131 / sq miBurien5,131 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Burien city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Burien

These ZIP codes cover part of Burien but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Burien
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
98146 Seattle , WA Standard 28,573 $102,520 $679,500
98148 Seattle , WA Standard 9,715 $87,342 $607,900
98166 Seattle , WA Standard 22,082 $114,969 $824,400
98168 Seattle , WA Standard 35,528 $88,083 $548,000

Map of Burien ZIP codes

98146981489816698168

The ZIP codes of Burien, WA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Burien

The nearest larger towns are Renton (105,317 people, 7.0 mi), Kent (135,603 people, 8.6 mi) and Seattle (754,195 people, 9.9 mi).

Towns near Burien
TownPopulationDistance
White Center 14,886 2.3 mi
Normandy Park 6,659 2.9 mi
Boulevard Park 4,575 3.0 mi
SeaTac 32,414 3.1 mi
Tukwila 21,451 3.2 mi
Bryn Mawr-Skyway 17,638 5.0 mi
Des Moines 32,823 6.1 mi
Vashon 9,934 6.8 mi
Renton 105,317 7.0 mi
Mercer Island 25,307 8.1 mi
Kent 135,603 8.6 mi
Newcastle 12,989 9.2 mi
Fairwood 17,856 9.6 mi
Seattle 754,195 9.9 mi

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