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98102

ZIP 98102 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County; area code 206; Pacific time. Seattle has 59 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
King
Population
27,333
Coordinates
47.6344, -122.3237
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Where 98102 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98102
  • 🔢 Type 98102 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,102 = 2 × 181 × 271. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98101 (Seattle, WA, 2 mi away) and 98103 (Seattle, WA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98102 becomes 20189 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dulles, VA, 2,299 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01982, 02189, 02891, 02918, 08219, 09128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09812 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,296 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98102 and you would come out at 47.63°S, 57.68°E — 586 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 25m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 98102 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 623 football fields.
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People and housing

Population27,333This ZIP27,333
Households17,489This ZIP17,489
Housing units18,488This ZIP18,488
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$114,925This ZIP$114,925Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$963,200This ZIP$963,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,926This ZIP$1,926Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher76.8%This ZIP76.8%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density21,237.8 / sq miThis ZIP21,237.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments784This ZIP784
Employees10,504This ZIP10,504
Annual payroll$1,296,940,000This ZIP$1,296,940,000
Tax returns filed16,240This ZIP16,240
Total adjusted gross income$2,620,513,000This ZIP$2,620,513,000

Land area

Land area1.29 sq miThis ZIP1.29 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 98102

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ZIP codes near 98102

ZIPCityDistance
98109 Seattle, WA 1.1 mi
98195 Seattle, WA 1.5 mi
98141 Seattle, WA 1.6 mi
98112 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98101 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98170 Seattle, WA 1.8 mi
98121 Seattle, WA 1.8 mi
98127 Seattle, WA 2.0 mi
98111 Seattle, WA 2.0 mi
98114 Seattle, WA 2.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98102?

98102 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6344, -122.3237.

What county is 98102 in?

98102 lies in King County.

What area code is 98102?

Seattle uses area code 206, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98102 in?

98102 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98102?

About 27,333 people live in ZIP code 98102, in 17,489 households, at 21,237.8 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 98102?

$114,925 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98102?

The closest are 98109 (1.1 mi), 98195 (1.5 mi), 98141 (1.6 mi), 98112 (1.7 mi) and 98101 (1.7 mi).

Is 98102 a PO Box ZIP code?

98102 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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