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98122

ZIP 98122 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
43,234
Coordinates
47.6095, -122.2956
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Where 98122 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98122
  • 🔢 Type 98122 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,122 = 2 × 71 × 691. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98121 (Seattle, WA, 3 mi away) and 98124 (Seattle, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98122 becomes 22189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12928, 18229, 18922, 21289, 21298, 21829, …). The farthest-flung twin is 21829 in Girdletree, MD, 2,426 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98122 and you would come out at 47.61°S, 57.70°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 25m.
  • 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 98122 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,234This ZIP43,234
Households23,964This ZIP23,964
Housing units25,718This ZIP25,718
Median age32.4This ZIP32.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$106,886This ZIP$106,886Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$957,100This ZIP$957,100Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,991This ZIP$1,991Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.2%This ZIP71.2%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density18,507.7 / sq miThis ZIP18,507.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,362This ZIP1,362
Employees27,645This ZIP27,645
Annual payroll$2,235,117,000This ZIP$2,235,117,000
Tax returns filed23,860This ZIP23,860
Total adjusted gross income$3,301,117,000This ZIP$3,301,117,000

Land area

Land area2.34 sq miThis ZIP2.34 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Other place names in 98122

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ZIP codes near 98122

ZIPCityDistance
98194 Seattle, WA 1.5 mi
98127 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98144 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98170 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98164 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98111 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98114 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98124 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98129 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98131 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98122?

98122 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6095, -122.2956.

What county is 98122 in?

98122 lies in King County.

What area code is 98122?

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

What time zone is 98122 in?

98122 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98122?

About 43,234 people live in ZIP code 98122, in 23,964 households, at 18,507.7 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 98122?

$106,886 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98122?

The closest are 98194 (1.5 mi), 98127 (1.7 mi), 98144 (1.7 mi), 98170 (1.7 mi) and 98164 (1.7 mi).

Is 98122 a PO Box ZIP code?

98122 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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