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98008

ZIP 98008 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
27,242
Coordinates
47.6065, -122.1115
☼ Live from 98008 — Bellevue, WA

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Where 98008 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 98008
  • 🔢 Type 98008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 12251. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98007 (Bellevue, WA, 2 mi away) and 98009 (Bellevue, WA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98008 becomes 80089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00988, 08089, 08098, 08809, 08890, 09808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09808 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,308 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% 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 98008 and you would come out at 47.61°S, 57.89°E — 577 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 5.6 square miles of land, 98008 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,242This ZIP27,242
Households9,431This ZIP9,431
Housing units10,117This ZIP10,117
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$184,583This ZIP$184,583Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$1,206,200This ZIP$1,206,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,565This ZIP$2,565Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.4%This ZIP67.4%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density4,900.5 / sq miThis ZIP4,900.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments587This ZIP587
Employees6,622This ZIP6,622
Annual payroll$652,409,000This ZIP$652,409,000
Tax returns filed12,570This ZIP12,570
Total adjusted gross income$2,540,638,000This ZIP$2,540,638,000

Land area

Land area5.56 sq miThis ZIP5.56 sq mi
Water area2.41 sq miThis ZIP2.41 sq mi

Other place names in 98008

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

ZIP codes near 98008

ZIPCityDistance
98007 Bellevue, WA 1.6 mi
98005 Bellevue, WA 2.7 mi
98074 Sammamish, WA 3.3 mi
98075 Sammamish, WA 3.7 mi
98006 Bellevue, WA 4.1 mi
98009 Bellevue, WA 4.2 mi
98015 Bellevue, WA 4.2 mi
98004 Bellevue, WA 4.4 mi
98073 Redmond, WA 4.7 mi
98052 Redmond, WA 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98008?

98008 is in Bellevue, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6065, -122.1115.

What county is 98008 in?

98008 lies in King County.

What area code is 98008?

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

What time zone is 98008 in?

98008 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98008?

About 27,242 people live in ZIP code 98008, in 9,431 households, at 4,900.5 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 98008?

$184,583 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98008?

The closest are 98007 (1.6 mi), 98005 (2.7 mi), 98074 (3.3 mi), 98075 (3.7 mi) and 98006 (4.1 mi).

Is 98008 a PO Box ZIP code?

98008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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