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98002

ZIP 98002 is in Auburn, Washington, in King County; area code 253; Pacific time. Auburn has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 98001, 98071 and 98092.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
King
Population
37,509
Coordinates
47.3083, -122.2154
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Where 98002 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 98002
  • 🔢 Type 98002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,002 = 2 × 19 × 2579. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98001 (Auburn, WA, 2 mi away) and 98003 (Federal Way, WA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98002 becomes 20089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00928, 00982, 02809, 02908, 08029, 08092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09802 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,577 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,285 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98002 and you would come out at 47.31°S, 57.78°E — 588 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 7.2 square miles of land, 98002 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,509This ZIP37,509
Households14,269This ZIP14,269
Housing units15,044This ZIP15,044
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$78,684This ZIP$78,684Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$421,300This ZIP$421,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,659This ZIP$1,659Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density5,235.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,235.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,074This ZIP1,074
Employees15,645This ZIP15,645
Annual payroll$809,753,000This ZIP$809,753,000
Tax returns filed16,800This ZIP16,800
Total adjusted gross income$997,501,000This ZIP$997,501,000

Land area

Land area7.16 sq miThis ZIP7.16 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 98002

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

ZIP codes near 98002

ZIPCityDistance
98071 Auburn, WA 0.6 mi
98001 Auburn, WA 2.3 mi
98047 Pacific, WA 3.7 mi
98030 Kent, WA 4.1 mi
98092 Auburn, WA 4.4 mi
98003 Federal Way, WA 4.6 mi
98063 Federal Way, WA 4.7 mi
98093 Federal Way, WA 4.8 mi
98035 Kent, WA 5.1 mi
98064 Kent, WA 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98002?

98002 is in Auburn, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3083, -122.2154.

What county is 98002 in?

98002 lies in King County.

What area code is 98002?

Auburn uses area code 253, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98002 in?

98002 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98002?

About 37,509 people live in ZIP code 98002, in 14,269 households, at 5,235.8 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 98002?

$78,684 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98002?

The closest are 98071 (0.6 mi), 98001 (2.3 mi), 98047 (3.7 mi), 98030 (4.1 mi) and 98092 (4.4 mi).

Is 98002 a PO Box ZIP code?

98002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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