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98006

ZIP 98006 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
40,009
Coordinates
47.5530, -122.1518
☼ Live from 98006 — Bellevue, WA

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Where 98006 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98006
  • 🔢 Type 98006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,006 = 2 × 49003. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98005 (Bellevue, WA, 4 mi away) and 98007 (Bellevue, WA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98006 becomes 60089 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buffalo Grove, IL, 1,701 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00698, 00968, 00986, 06089, 06098, 06890, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09680 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,312 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,286 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98006 and you would come out at 47.55°S, 57.85°E — 580 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 26m.
  • 📏 At 11.2 square miles of land, 98006 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,009This ZIP40,009
Households14,084This ZIP14,084
Housing units14,623This ZIP14,623
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$198,150This ZIP$198,150Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$1,388,500This ZIP$1,388,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,836This ZIP$2,836Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher72.8%This ZIP72.8%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density3,557.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,557.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,109This ZIP1,109
Employees15,660This ZIP15,660
Annual payroll$2,373,286,000This ZIP$2,373,286,000
Tax returns filed19,420This ZIP19,420
Total adjusted gross income$4,639,774,000This ZIP$4,639,774,000

Land area

Land area11.25 sq miThis ZIP11.25 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 98006

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ZIP codes near 98006

ZIPCityDistance
98056 Renton, WA 3.3 mi
98040 Mercer Island, WA 3.8 mi
98008 Bellevue, WA 4.1 mi
98059 Renton, WA 4.2 mi
98005 Bellevue, WA 4.2 mi
98007 Bellevue, WA 4.2 mi
98009 Bellevue, WA 4.6 mi
98015 Bellevue, WA 4.6 mi
98004 Bellevue, WA 5.2 mi
98118 Seattle, WA 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98006?

98006 is in Bellevue, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5530, -122.1518.

What county is 98006 in?

98006 lies in King County.

What area code is 98006?

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

What time zone is 98006 in?

98006 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98006?

About 40,009 people live in ZIP code 98006, in 14,084 households, at 3,557.6 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 98006?

$198,150 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98006?

The closest are 98056 (3.3 mi), 98040 (3.8 mi), 98008 (4.1 mi), 98059 (4.2 mi) and 98005 (4.2 mi).

Is 98006 a PO Box ZIP code?

98006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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