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98005

ZIP 98005 is in Bellevue, Washington, in King County; area code 425; Pacific time. Bellevue has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
King
Population
21,846
Coordinates
47.6128, -122.1676
☼ Live from 98005 — Bellevue, WA

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Where 98005 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 98005
  • 🔢 Type 98005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,005 = 5 × 17 × 1153. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98004 (Bellevue, WA, 2 mi away) and 98006 (Bellevue, WA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98005 becomes 50089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00958, 00985, 05089, 08059, 08095, 09058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09850 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,394 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,288 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98005 and you would come out at 47.61°S, 57.83°E — 579 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 7.3 square miles of land, 98005 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,846This ZIP21,846
Households9,097This ZIP9,097
Housing units9,506This ZIP9,506
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$160,849This ZIP$160,849Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$1,519,500This ZIP$1,519,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,389This ZIP$2,389Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.2%This ZIP70.2%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density2,977.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,977.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,682This ZIP1,682
Employees27,375This ZIP27,375
Annual payroll$2,400,158,000This ZIP$2,400,158,000
Tax returns filed10,300This ZIP10,300
Total adjusted gross income$2,366,104,000This ZIP$2,366,104,000

Land area

Land area7.34 sq miThis ZIP7.34 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 98005

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

ZIP codes near 98005

ZIPCityDistance
98007 Bellevue, WA 1.1 mi
98009 Bellevue, WA 1.5 mi
98015 Bellevue, WA 1.5 mi
98004 Bellevue, WA 1.8 mi
98008 Bellevue, WA 2.7 mi
98039 Medina, WA 3.7 mi
98006 Bellevue, WA 4.2 mi
98040 Mercer Island, WA 4.5 mi
98033 Kirkland, WA 4.5 mi
98073 Redmond, WA 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98005?

98005 is in Bellevue, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6128, -122.1676.

What county is 98005 in?

98005 lies in King County.

What area code is 98005?

Bellevue uses area code 425, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98005 in?

98005 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98005?

About 21,846 people live in ZIP code 98005, in 9,097 households, at 2,977.1 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 98005?

$160,849 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98005?

The closest are 98007 (1.1 mi), 98009 (1.5 mi), 98015 (1.5 mi), 98004 (1.8 mi) and 98008 (2.7 mi).

Is 98005 a PO Box ZIP code?

98005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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