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98031

ZIP 98031 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
40,094
Coordinates
47.4059, -122.1919
☼ Live from 98031 — Kent, WA

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Where 98031 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 98031
  • 🔢 Type 98031 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,031 = 3 × 41 × 797. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111011101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98030 (Kent, WA, 3 mi away) and 98032 (Kent, WA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98031 becomes 13089 — and that is a real ZIP code: Liverpool, NY, 2,226 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01938, 01983, 03819, 08319, 09138, 09183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09831 in APO AE, a military post office, 9,010 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 98031 and you would come out at 47.41°S, 57.81°E — 584 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 7.7 square miles of land, 98031 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,094This ZIP40,094
Households14,011This ZIP14,011
Housing units14,599This ZIP14,599
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$105,965This ZIP$105,965Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$611,600This ZIP$611,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,991This ZIP$1,991Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density5,184.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,184.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments727This ZIP727
Employees8,748This ZIP8,748
Annual payroll$515,679,000This ZIP$515,679,000
Tax returns filed20,540This ZIP20,540
Total adjusted gross income$1,662,440,000This ZIP$1,662,440,000

Land area

Land area7.73 sq miThis ZIP7.73 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 98031

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ZIP codes near 98031

ZIPCityDistance
98089 Kent, WA 1.4 mi
98035 Kent, WA 2.6 mi
98064 Kent, WA 2.6 mi
98030 Kent, WA 2.7 mi
98055 Renton, WA 2.9 mi
98032 Kent, WA 3.2 mi
98058 Renton, WA 3.9 mi
98042 Kent, WA 4.6 mi
98188 Seattle, WA 4.7 mi
98057 Renton, WA 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98031?

98031 is in Kent, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4059, -122.1919.

What county is 98031 in?

98031 lies in King County.

What area code is 98031?

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

What time zone is 98031 in?

98031 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98031?

About 40,094 people live in ZIP code 98031, in 14,011 households, at 5,184.8 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 98031?

$105,965 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98031?

The closest are 98089 (1.4 mi), 98035 (2.6 mi), 98064 (2.6 mi), 98030 (2.7 mi) and 98055 (2.9 mi).

Is 98031 a PO Box ZIP code?

98031 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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