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98126

ZIP 98126 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
22,975
Coordinates
47.5519, -122.3737
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Where 98126 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98126
  • 🔢 Type 98126 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,126 = 2 × 7 × 43 × 163. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98125 (Seattle, WA, 12 mi away) and 98127 (Seattle, WA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98126 becomes 62189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12986, 16829, 16928, 18629, 18962, 21869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96218 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,202 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,296 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98126 and you would come out at 47.55°S, 57.63°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 3.1 square miles of land, 98126 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,975This ZIP22,975
Households10,248This ZIP10,248
Housing units11,029This ZIP11,029
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$116,466This ZIP$116,466Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$783,700This ZIP$783,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,802This ZIP$1,802Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.1%This ZIP61.1%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density7,418.5 / sq miThis ZIP7,418.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments448This ZIP448
Employees4,021This ZIP4,021
Annual payroll$192,844,000This ZIP$192,844,000
Tax returns filed11,920This ZIP11,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,535,252,000This ZIP$1,535,252,000

Land area

Land area3.10 sq miThis ZIP3.10 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 98126

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ZIP codes near 98126

ZIPCityDistance
98106 Seattle, WA 1.2 mi
98136 Seattle, WA 1.4 mi
98116 Seattle, WA 2.0 mi
98134 Seattle, WA 2.6 mi
98108 Seattle, WA 3.4 mi
98146 Seattle, WA 3.6 mi
98104 Seattle, WA 3.9 mi
98174 Seattle, WA 4.1 mi
98194 Seattle, WA 4.1 mi
98154 Seattle, WA 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98126?

98126 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5519, -122.3737.

What county is 98126 in?

98126 lies in King County.

What area code is 98126?

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

What time zone is 98126 in?

98126 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98126?

About 22,975 people live in ZIP code 98126, in 10,248 households, at 7,418.5 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 98126?

$116,466 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98126?

The closest are 98106 (1.2 mi), 98136 (1.4 mi), 98116 (2 mi), 98134 (2.6 mi) and 98108 (3.4 mi).

Is 98126 a PO Box ZIP code?

98126 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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