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98092

ZIP 98092 is in Auburn, Washington, mostly in King County; area code 253; Pacific time. Auburn has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 98001, 98002 and 98071.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
King +1 more
Population
50,224
Coordinates
47.2902, -122.1256
☼ Live from 98092 — Auburn, WA

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Where 98092 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 98092
  • 🔢 Type 98092 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGOBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,092 = 2 × 2 × 137 × 179. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98089 (Kent, WA, 8 mi away) and 98093 (Federal Way, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98092 becomes 29089, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09829, 09892, 20899, 28909, 29809, 80299, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09829 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,820 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98092 and you would come out at 47.29°S, 57.87°E — 584 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 42.9 square miles of land, 98092 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50,224This ZIP50,224
Households16,618This ZIP16,618
Housing units17,247This ZIP17,247
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$122,300This ZIP$122,300Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$635,900This ZIP$635,900Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,055This ZIP$2,055Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%This ZIP35.6%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density1,171.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,171.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments669This ZIP669
Employees3,898This ZIP3,898
Annual payroll$197,779,000This ZIP$197,779,000
Tax returns filed23,170This ZIP23,170
Total adjusted gross income$2,262,021,000This ZIP$2,262,021,000

Land area

Land area42.89 sq miThis ZIP42.89 sq mi
Water area0.82 sq miThis ZIP0.82 sq mi

Counties 98092 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
King County 96.6%
Pierce County 3.4%

Other place names in 98092

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ZIP codes near 98092

ZIPCityDistance
98093 Federal Way, WA 1.5 mi
98002 Auburn, WA 4.4 mi
98071 Auburn, WA 5.0 mi
98042 Kent, WA 5.1 mi
98047 Pacific, WA 6.1 mi
98010 Black Diamond, WA 6.2 mi
98030 Kent, WA 6.3 mi
98001 Auburn, WA 6.6 mi
98390 Sumner, WA 7.3 mi
98089 Kent, WA 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98092?

98092 is in Auburn, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2902, -122.1256.

What county is 98092 in?

98092 spans 2 counties: King County and Pierce County. Most of it falls in King County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 98092?

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

What time zone is 98092 in?

98092 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98092?

About 50,224 people live in ZIP code 98092, in 16,618 households, at 1,171.1 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 98092?

$122,300 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98092?

The closest are 98093 (1.5 mi), 98002 (4.4 mi), 98071 (5 mi), 98042 (5.1 mi) and 98047 (6.1 mi).

Is 98092 a PO Box ZIP code?

98092 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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