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98042

ZIP 98042 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
50,216
Coordinates
47.3640, -122.1167
☼ Live from 98042 — Kent, WA

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Where 98042 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 98042
  • 🔢 Type 98042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,042 = 2 × 7 × 47 × 149. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98041 (Bothell, WA, 28 mi away) and 98043 (Mountlake Terrace, WA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98042 becomes 24089 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fieldale, VA, 2,254 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02894, 04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,443 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,281 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98042 and you would come out at 47.36°S, 57.88°E — 582 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 27.8 square miles of land, 98042 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50,216This ZIP50,216
Households17,144This ZIP17,144
Housing units17,629This ZIP17,629
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$127,552This ZIP$127,552Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$658,500This ZIP$658,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,118This ZIP$2,118Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%This ZIP34.6%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density1,807.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,807.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments881This ZIP881
Employees7,063This ZIP7,063
Annual payroll$297,654,000This ZIP$297,654,000
Tax returns filed24,150This ZIP24,150
Total adjusted gross income$2,530,864,000This ZIP$2,530,864,000

Land area

Land area27.79 sq miThis ZIP27.79 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Other place names in 98042

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ZIP codes near 98042

ZIPCityDistance
98093 Federal Way, WA 3.7 mi
98030 Kent, WA 3.8 mi
98089 Kent, WA 4.3 mi
98031 Kent, WA 4.6 mi
98092 Auburn, WA 5.1 mi
98058 Renton, WA 5.3 mi
98035 Kent, WA 5.6 mi
98064 Kent, WA 5.6 mi
98002 Auburn, WA 6.0 mi
98010 Black Diamond, WA 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98042?

98042 is in Kent, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3640, -122.1167.

What county is 98042 in?

98042 lies in King County.

What area code is 98042?

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

What time zone is 98042 in?

98042 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98042?

About 50,216 people live in ZIP code 98042, in 17,144 households, at 1,807.3 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 98042?

$127,552 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98042?

The closest are 98093 (3.7 mi), 98030 (3.8 mi), 98089 (4.3 mi), 98031 (4.6 mi) and 98092 (5.1 mi).

Is 98042 a PO Box ZIP code?

98042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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