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98118

ZIP 98118 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
50,500
Coordinates
47.5420, -122.2685
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Where 98118 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98118
  • 🔢 Type 98118 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,118 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 23 × 79. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98117 (Seattle, WA, 11 mi away) and 98119 (Seattle, WA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98118 becomes 81189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18918, 18981, 19188, 88119, 89118, 91188, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19188 in Philadelphia, PA, 2,371 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98118 and you would come out at 47.54°S, 57.73°E — 585 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 6.2 square miles of land, 98118 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50,500This ZIP50,500
Households19,176This ZIP19,176
Housing units20,459This ZIP20,459
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$113,762This ZIP$113,762Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$810,500This ZIP$810,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,839This ZIP$1,839Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.9%This ZIP51.9%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density8,091.7 / sq miThis ZIP8,091.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments966This ZIP966
Employees8,751This ZIP8,751
Annual payroll$416,301,000This ZIP$416,301,000
Tax returns filed24,860This ZIP24,860
Total adjusted gross income$2,549,647,000This ZIP$2,549,647,000

Land area

Land area6.24 sq miThis ZIP6.24 sq mi
Water area2.73 sq miThis ZIP2.73 sq mi

Other place names in 98118

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ZIP codes near 98118

ZIPCityDistance
98108 Seattle, WA 1.8 mi
98040 Mercer Island, WA 2.3 mi
98178 Seattle, WA 3.2 mi
98144 Seattle, WA 3.2 mi
98106 Seattle, WA 3.8 mi
98168 Seattle, WA 3.9 mi
98134 Seattle, WA 4.2 mi
98056 Renton, WA 4.2 mi
98122 Seattle, WA 4.8 mi
98126 Seattle, WA 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98118?

98118 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5420, -122.2685.

What county is 98118 in?

98118 lies in King County.

What area code is 98118?

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

What time zone is 98118 in?

98118 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98118?

About 50,500 people live in ZIP code 98118, in 19,176 households, at 8,091.7 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 98118?

$113,762 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98118?

The closest are 98108 (1.8 mi), 98040 (2.3 mi), 98178 (3.2 mi), 98144 (3.2 mi) and 98106 (3.8 mi).

Is 98118 a PO Box ZIP code?

98118 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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