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98136

ZIP 98136 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
17,252
Coordinates
47.5366, -122.3925
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Where 98136 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98136
  • 🔢 Type 98136 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,136 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 29 × 47. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98134 (Seattle, WA, 4 mi away) and 98138 (Seattle, WA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98136 becomes 63189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16839, 16938, 18936, 18963, 31698, 38619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96318 in APO AA, a military post office, 4,479 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,297 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98136 and you would come out at 47.54°S, 57.61°E — 591 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 2.3 square miles of land, 98136 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,252This ZIP17,252
Households7,921This ZIP7,921
Housing units8,345This ZIP8,345
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$149,269This ZIP$149,269Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$925,000This ZIP$925,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,965This ZIP$1,965Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.7%This ZIP67.7%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density7,517.2 / sq miThis ZIP7,517.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments414This ZIP414
Employees2,026This ZIP2,026
Annual payroll$117,200,000This ZIP$117,200,000
Tax returns filed8,830This ZIP8,830
Total adjusted gross income$1,588,153,000This ZIP$1,588,153,000

Land area

Land area2.30 sq miThis ZIP2.30 sq mi
Water area0.84 sq miThis ZIP0.84 sq mi

Other place names in 98136

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ZIP codes near 98136

ZIPCityDistance
98126 Seattle, WA 1.4 mi
98106 Seattle, WA 2.1 mi
98116 Seattle, WA 2.8 mi
98146 Seattle, WA 2.9 mi
98134 Seattle, WA 4.0 mi
98108 Seattle, WA 4.0 mi
98353 Manchester, WA 4.7 mi
98062 Seahurst, WA 4.9 mi
98104 Seattle, WA 5.2 mi
98386 Southworth, WA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98136?

98136 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5366, -122.3925.

What county is 98136 in?

98136 lies in King County.

What area code is 98136?

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

What time zone is 98136 in?

98136 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98136?

About 17,252 people live in ZIP code 98136, in 7,921 households, at 7,517.2 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 98136?

$149,269 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98136?

The closest are 98126 (1.4 mi), 98106 (2.1 mi), 98116 (2.8 mi), 98146 (2.9 mi) and 98134 (4 mi).

Is 98136 a PO Box ZIP code?

98136 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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