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98030

ZIP 98030 is in Kent, Washington, in King County; area code 253; Pacific time. Kent has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
King
Population
38,523
Coordinates
47.3672, -122.1981
☼ Live from 98030 — Kent, WA

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Where 98030 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 98030
  • 🔢 Type 98030 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,030 = 2 × 5 × 9803. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111011101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98029 (Issaquah, WA, 16 mi away) and 98031 (Kent, WA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98030 becomes 03089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00938, 00983, 03809, 03890, 03908, 08039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09803 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,411 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 98030 and you would come out at 47.37°S, 57.80°E — 586 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 7.2 square miles of land, 98030 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,523This ZIP38,523
Households13,113This ZIP13,113
Housing units13,736This ZIP13,736
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$91,761This ZIP$91,761Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$582,400This ZIP$582,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,899This ZIP$1,899Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density5,357.9 / sq miThis ZIP5,357.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments632This ZIP632
Employees4,672This ZIP4,672
Annual payroll$205,286,000This ZIP$205,286,000
Tax returns filed17,460This ZIP17,460
Total adjusted gross income$1,241,386,000This ZIP$1,241,386,000

Land area

Land area7.19 sq miThis ZIP7.19 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 98030

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

ZIP codes near 98030

ZIPCityDistance
98089 Kent, WA 1.4 mi
98035 Kent, WA 2.0 mi
98064 Kent, WA 2.0 mi
98031 Kent, WA 2.7 mi
98032 Kent, WA 3.3 mi
98042 Kent, WA 3.8 mi
98002 Auburn, WA 4.1 mi
98071 Auburn, WA 4.4 mi
98001 Auburn, WA 5.0 mi
98093 Federal Way, WA 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98030?

98030 is in Kent, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3672, -122.1981.

What county is 98030 in?

98030 lies in King County.

What area code is 98030?

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

What time zone is 98030 in?

98030 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98030?

About 38,523 people live in ZIP code 98030, in 13,113 households, at 5,357.9 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 98030?

$91,761 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98030?

The closest are 98089 (1.4 mi), 98035 (2 mi), 98064 (2 mi), 98031 (2.7 mi) and 98032 (3.3 mi).

Is 98030 a PO Box ZIP code?

98030 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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