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98108

ZIP 98108 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
25,529
Coordinates
47.5351, -122.3059
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Where 98108 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98108
  • 🔢 Type 98108 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,108 = 2 × 2 × 24527. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98107 (Seattle, WA, 10 mi away) and 98109 (Seattle, WA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98108 becomes 80189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01889, 09818, 09881, 10988, 18098, 18980, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09881 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,400 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98108 and you would come out at 47.54°S, 57.69°E — 587 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 7.4 square miles of land, 98108 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,529This ZIP25,529
Households9,016This ZIP9,016
Housing units9,544This ZIP9,544
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$95,780This ZIP$95,780Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$720,400This ZIP$720,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,465This ZIP$1,465Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%This ZIP41.2%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density3,449.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,449.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,251This ZIP1,251
Employees29,689This ZIP29,689
Annual payroll$2,360,546,000This ZIP$2,360,546,000
Tax returns filed12,540This ZIP12,540
Total adjusted gross income$1,112,656,000This ZIP$1,112,656,000

Land area

Land area7.40 sq miThis ZIP7.40 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 98108

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ZIP codes near 98108

ZIPCityDistance
98118 Seattle, WA 1.8 mi
98106 Seattle, WA 2.1 mi
98168 Seattle, WA 3.2 mi
98126 Seattle, WA 3.4 mi
98134 Seattle, WA 3.5 mi
98146 Seattle, WA 3.5 mi
98144 Seattle, WA 3.6 mi
98178 Seattle, WA 3.8 mi
98040 Mercer Island, WA 4.0 mi
98136 Seattle, WA 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98108?

98108 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5351, -122.3059.

What county is 98108 in?

98108 lies in King County.

What area code is 98108?

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

What time zone is 98108 in?

98108 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98108?

About 25,529 people live in ZIP code 98108, in 9,016 households, at 3,449.4 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 98108?

$95,780 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98108?

The closest are 98118 (1.8 mi), 98106 (2.1 mi), 98168 (3.2 mi), 98126 (3.4 mi) and 98134 (3.5 mi).

Is 98108 a PO Box ZIP code?

98108 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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