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98063

ZIP 98063 is in Federal Way, Washington, in King County; area codes 253 and 206; Pacific time. Federal Way has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 98003, 98023 and 98093.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
King
Coordinates
47.3223, -122.3126

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 98003, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 98063 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98063
  • 🔢 Type 98063 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,063 = 7 × 14009. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98062 (Seahurst, WA, 10 mi away) and 98064 (Kent, WA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98063 becomes 36089 — and that is a real ZIP code: Union Springs, AL, 2,182 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03869, 03896, 06389, 09683, 09836, 36089, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09683 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,329 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98063 and you would come out at 47.32°S, 57.69°E — 592 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 28m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees229This ZIP229
Annual payroll$20,524,000This ZIP$20,524,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 98063

ZIPCityDistance
98003 Federal Way, WA 1.2 mi
98001 Auburn, WA 2.4 mi
98023 Federal Way, WA 2.5 mi
98071 Auburn, WA 4.1 mi
98422 Tacoma, WA 4.3 mi
98002 Auburn, WA 4.7 mi
98198 Seattle, WA 4.8 mi
98354 Milton, WA 4.9 mi
98047 Pacific, WA 5.3 mi
98035 Kent, WA 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98063?

98063 is in Federal Way, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3223, -122.3126.

What county is 98063 in?

98063 lies in King County.

What area code is 98063?

Federal Way uses area codes 253 and 206, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98063 in?

98063 uses America/Los_Angeles.

What ZIP codes are near 98063?

The closest are 98003 (1.2 mi), 98001 (2.4 mi), 98023 (2.5 mi), 98071 (4.1 mi) and 98422 (4.3 mi).

Is 98063 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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