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98053

ZIP 98053 is in Redmond, Washington, in King County; area code 425; Pacific time. Redmond has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 98052 and 98073.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
King
Population
22,765
Coordinates
47.6687, -122.0151
☼ Live from 98053 — Redmond, WA

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Where 98053 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 98053
  • 🔢 Type 98053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,053 = 31 × 3163. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98052 (Redmond, WA, 5 mi away) and 98055 (Renton, WA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98053 becomes 35089 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kellyton, AL, 2,123 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03589, 03598, 03859, 05839, 09358, 09835, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09853 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,389 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,282 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98053 and you would come out at 47.67°S, 57.98°E — 571 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 27.7 square miles of land, 98053 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,765This ZIP22,765
Households8,327This ZIP8,327
Housing units8,563This ZIP8,563
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$192,292This ZIP$192,292Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$1,213,600This ZIP$1,213,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,664This ZIP$2,664Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher72.7%This ZIP72.7%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density823.3 / sq miThis ZIP823.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments431This ZIP431
Employees5,764This ZIP5,764
Annual payroll$556,922,000This ZIP$556,922,000
Tax returns filed10,120This ZIP10,120
Total adjusted gross income$2,637,661,000This ZIP$2,637,661,000

Land area

Land area27.65 sq miThis ZIP27.65 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 98053

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

ZIP codes near 98053

ZIPCityDistance
98074 Sammamish, WA 3.5 mi
98073 Redmond, WA 5.0 mi
98052 Redmond, WA 5.0 mi
98075 Sammamish, WA 5.8 mi
98019 Duvall, WA 6.0 mi
98077 Woodinville, WA 6.1 mi
98008 Bellevue, WA 6.2 mi
98007 Bellevue, WA 7.1 mi
98029 Issaquah, WA 7.7 mi
98005 Bellevue, WA 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98053?

98053 is in Redmond, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6687, -122.0151.

What county is 98053 in?

98053 lies in King County.

What area code is 98053?

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

What time zone is 98053 in?

98053 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98053?

About 22,765 people live in ZIP code 98053, in 8,327 households, at 823.3 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 98053?

$192,292 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98053?

The closest are 98074 (3.5 mi), 98073 (5 mi), 98052 (5 mi), 98075 (5.8 mi) and 98019 (6 mi).

Is 98053 a PO Box ZIP code?

98053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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