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98059

ZIP 98059 is in Renton, Washington, in King County; area code 425; Pacific time. Renton has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 98055, 98056, 98057 and 98058.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
King
Population
42,406
Coordinates
47.4944, -122.1302
☼ Live from 98059 — Renton, WA

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Where 98059 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 98059
  • 🔢 Type 98059 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,059 = 13 × 19 × 397. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98058 (Renton, WA, 4 mi away) and 98061 (Rollingbay, WA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98059 becomes 95089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09895, 59089, 80995, 89509, 90895, 95980, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09895 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,316 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98059 and you would come out at 47.49°S, 57.87°E — 580 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
  • 📏 At 16.2 square miles of land, 98059 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,406This ZIP42,406
Households14,520This ZIP14,520
Housing units14,926This ZIP14,926
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$138,654This ZIP$138,654Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$872,000This ZIP$872,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,322This ZIP$2,322Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.9%This ZIP50.9%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density2,622.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,622.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments714This ZIP714
Employees4,262This ZIP4,262
Annual payroll$208,428,000This ZIP$208,428,000
Tax returns filed19,540This ZIP19,540
Total adjusted gross income$2,922,965,000This ZIP$2,922,965,000

Land area

Land area16.17 sq miThis ZIP16.17 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 98059

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ZIP codes near 98059

ZIPCityDistance
98056 Renton, WA 3.0 mi
98058 Renton, WA 3.7 mi
98006 Bellevue, WA 4.2 mi
98057 Renton, WA 4.4 mi
98055 Renton, WA 4.6 mi
98178 Seattle, WA 5.4 mi
98027 Issaquah, WA 6.5 mi
98040 Mercer Island, WA 6.7 mi
98031 Kent, WA 6.8 mi
98029 Issaquah, WA 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98059?

98059 is in Renton, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4944, -122.1302.

What county is 98059 in?

98059 lies in King County.

What area code is 98059?

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

What time zone is 98059 in?

98059 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98059?

About 42,406 people live in ZIP code 98059, in 14,520 households, at 2,622.8 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 98059?

$138,654 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98059?

The closest are 98056 (3 mi), 98058 (3.7 mi), 98006 (4.2 mi), 98057 (4.4 mi) and 98055 (4.6 mi).

Is 98059 a PO Box ZIP code?

98059 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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