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98119

ZIP 98119 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
26,879
Coordinates
47.6368, -122.3700
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Where 98119 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98119
  • 🔢 Type 98119 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,119 = 7 × 107 × 131. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111101000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98118 (Seattle, WA, 8 mi away) and 98121 (Seattle, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98119 becomes 91189 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pasadena, CA, 957 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18991, 19891, 89119, 89191, 91189, 98191, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19891 in Wilmington, DE, 2,368 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 98119 and you would come out at 47.64°S, 57.63°E — 588 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 2.4 square miles of land, 98119 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,879This ZIP26,879
Households14,249This ZIP14,249
Housing units15,869This ZIP15,869
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$123,551This ZIP$123,551Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$1,047,600This ZIP$1,047,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,050This ZIP$2,050Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.1%This ZIP71.1%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density11,084.1 / sq miThis ZIP11,084.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments881This ZIP881
Employees20,382This ZIP20,382
Annual payroll$2,383,563,000This ZIP$2,383,563,000
Tax returns filed13,580This ZIP13,580
Total adjusted gross income$2,517,669,000This ZIP$2,517,669,000

Land area

Land area2.43 sq miThis ZIP2.43 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Other place names in 98119

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ZIP codes near 98119

ZIPCityDistance
98109 Seattle, WA 1.2 mi
98139 Seattle, WA 1.6 mi
98121 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98141 Seattle, WA 1.9 mi
98199 Seattle, WA 2.0 mi
98107 Seattle, WA 2.1 mi
98102 Seattle, WA 2.2 mi
98101 Seattle, WA 2.4 mi
98170 Seattle, WA 2.6 mi
98154 Seattle, WA 2.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98119?

98119 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6368, -122.3700.

What county is 98119 in?

98119 lies in King County.

What area code is 98119?

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

What time zone is 98119 in?

98119 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98119?

About 26,879 people live in ZIP code 98119, in 14,249 households, at 11,084.1 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 98119?

$123,551 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98119?

The closest are 98109 (1.2 mi), 98139 (1.6 mi), 98121 (1.7 mi), 98141 (1.9 mi) and 98199 (2 mi).

Is 98119 a PO Box ZIP code?

98119 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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