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98106

ZIP 98106 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
28,690
Coordinates
47.5440, -122.3499
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Where 98106 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 98106
  • 🔢 Type 98106 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,106 = 2 × 3 × 83 × 197. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98105 (Seattle, WA, 9 mi away) and 98107 (Seattle, WA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98106 becomes 60189 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wheaton, IL, 1,712 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08619, 08691, 09186, 09618, 09681, 09816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09681 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,314 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98106 and you would come out at 47.54°S, 57.65°E — 589 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 26m.
  • 📏 At 5.5 square miles of land, 98106 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,690This ZIP28,690
Households11,791This ZIP11,791
Housing units12,331This ZIP12,331
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$124,212This ZIP$124,212Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$706,600This ZIP$706,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,882This ZIP$1,882Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.0%This ZIP48.0%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density5,229.7 / sq miThis ZIP5,229.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments500This ZIP500
Employees6,209This ZIP6,209
Annual payroll$444,091,000This ZIP$444,091,000
Tax returns filed13,150This ZIP13,150
Total adjusted gross income$1,283,657,000This ZIP$1,283,657,000

Land area

Land area5.49 sq miThis ZIP5.49 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 98106

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ZIP codes near 98106

ZIPCityDistance
98126 Seattle, WA 1.2 mi
98136 Seattle, WA 2.1 mi
98108 Seattle, WA 2.1 mi
98134 Seattle, WA 2.6 mi
98146 Seattle, WA 3.1 mi
98116 Seattle, WA 3.1 mi
98118 Seattle, WA 3.8 mi
98144 Seattle, WA 3.9 mi
98104 Seattle, WA 4.0 mi
98194 Seattle, WA 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98106?

98106 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5440, -122.3499.

What county is 98106 in?

98106 lies in King County.

What area code is 98106?

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

What time zone is 98106 in?

98106 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98106?

About 28,690 people live in ZIP code 98106, in 11,791 households, at 5,229.7 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 98106?

$124,212 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98106?

The closest are 98126 (1.2 mi), 98136 (2.1 mi), 98108 (2.1 mi), 98134 (2.6 mi) and 98146 (3.1 mi).

Is 98106 a PO Box ZIP code?

98106 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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