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98116

ZIP 98116 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
28,711
Coordinates
47.5764, -122.3974
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Where 98116 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98116
  • 🔢 Type 98116 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,116 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 1291. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111101000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98115 (Seattle, WA, 9 mi away) and 98117 (Seattle, WA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98116 becomes 61189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11968, 18619, 18916, 68119, 89116, 89161, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96811 in Honolulu, HI, 2,673 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,298 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98116 and you would come out at 47.58°S, 57.60°E — 590 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 3.0 square miles of land, 98116 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,711This ZIP28,711
Households14,051This ZIP14,051
Housing units15,073This ZIP15,073
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$126,151This ZIP$126,151Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$973,400This ZIP$973,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,075This ZIP$2,075Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.0%This ZIP67.0%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density9,567.1 / sq miThis ZIP9,567.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments827This ZIP827
Employees6,402This ZIP6,402
Annual payroll$351,423,000This ZIP$351,423,000
Tax returns filed15,510This ZIP15,510
Total adjusted gross income$2,508,877,000This ZIP$2,508,877,000

Land area

Land area3.00 sq miThis ZIP3.00 sq mi
Water area1.13 sq miThis ZIP1.13 sq mi

Other place names in 98116

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ZIP codes near 98116

ZIPCityDistance
98126 Seattle, WA 2.0 mi
98136 Seattle, WA 2.8 mi
98134 Seattle, WA 2.8 mi
98106 Seattle, WA 3.1 mi
98121 Seattle, WA 3.5 mi
98104 Seattle, WA 3.5 mi
98174 Seattle, WA 3.5 mi
98154 Seattle, WA 3.6 mi
98141 Seattle, WA 3.7 mi
98164 Seattle, WA 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98116?

98116 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5764, -122.3974.

What county is 98116 in?

98116 lies in King County.

What area code is 98116?

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

What time zone is 98116 in?

98116 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98116?

About 28,711 people live in ZIP code 98116, in 14,051 households, at 9,567.1 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 98116?

$126,151 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98116?

The closest are 98126 (2 mi), 98136 (2.8 mi), 98134 (2.8 mi), 98106 (3.1 mi) and 98121 (3.5 mi).

Is 98116 a PO Box ZIP code?

98116 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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