98050
ZIP 98050 is Preston, Washington, in King County; area code 425; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- King
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Population
- 108
- Coordinates
- 47.5473, -121.9397
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Where 98050 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.
- 🔢 Type 98050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,050 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 37 × 53. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111100000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98047 (Pacific, WA, 25 mi away) and 98051 (Ravensdale, WA, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98050 becomes 05089 — and that is a real ZIP code: Windsor, VT, 2,372 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00958, 00985, 05089, 08059, 08095, 09058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09850 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,396 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
- 🎯1,277 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98050 and you would come out at 47.55°S, 58.06°E — 570 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 1.9 square miles of land, 98050 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 108This ZIP108 |
|---|---|
| Households | 79This ZIP79 |
| Housing units | 79This ZIP79 |
| Median age | 66.5This ZIP66.5Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $2,000,000+This ZIP$2,000,000+Washington$564,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Population density | 58.0 / sq miThis ZIP58.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 36This ZIP36 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,014This ZIP1,014 |
| Annual payroll | $89,976,000This ZIP$89,976,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.86 sq miThis ZIP1.86 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 98050
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98024 | Fall City, WA | 2.6 mi |
98027 | Issaquah, WA | 3.4 mi |
98029 | Issaquah, WA | 3.4 mi |
98075 | Sammamish, WA | 5.3 mi |
98074 | Sammamish, WA | 7.1 mi |
98025 | Hobart, WA | 7.8 mi |
98065 | Snoqualmie, WA | 8.2 mi |
98038 | Maple Valley, WA | 8.9 mi |
98008 | Bellevue, WA | 9.0 mi |
98053 | Redmond, WA | 9.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98050?
98050 is in Preston, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5473, -121.9397.
What county is 98050 in?
98050 lies in King County.
What area code is 98050?
Preston uses area code 425, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98050 in?
98050 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98050?
About 108 people live in ZIP code 98050, in 79 households, at 58.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 98050?
The closest are 98024 (2.6 mi), 98027 (3.4 mi), 98029 (3.4 mi), 98075 (5.3 mi) and 98074 (7.1 mi).
Is 98050 a PO Box ZIP code?
98050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “98050 ZIP Code — Preston, Washington (King County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/98050
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