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98146

ZIP 98146 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
28,573
Coordinates
47.5001, -122.3612
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Where 98146 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98146
  • 🔢 Type 98146 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,146 = 2 × 31 × 1583. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111101100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98145 (Seattle, WA, 7 mi away) and 98148 (Seattle, WA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98146 becomes 64189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14869, 16849, 16948, 18469, 18946, 18964, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96814 in Honolulu, HI, 2,675 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98146 and you would come out at 47.50°S, 57.64°E — 590 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
  • 📏 At 4.6 square miles of land, 98146 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,573This ZIP28,573
Households10,617This ZIP10,617
Housing units11,049This ZIP11,049
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$102,520This ZIP$102,520Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$679,500This ZIP$679,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,818This ZIP$1,818Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%This ZIP38.9%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density6,179.3 / sq miThis ZIP6,179.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments346This ZIP346
Employees2,223This ZIP2,223
Annual payroll$108,754,000This ZIP$108,754,000
Tax returns filed13,790This ZIP13,790
Total adjusted gross income$1,393,625,000This ZIP$1,393,625,000

Land area

Land area4.62 sq miThis ZIP4.62 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 98146

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ZIP codes near 98146

ZIPCityDistance
98062 Seahurst, WA 2.1 mi
98136 Seattle, WA 2.9 mi
98168 Seattle, WA 3.0 mi
98106 Seattle, WA 3.1 mi
98166 Seattle, WA 3.4 mi
98108 Seattle, WA 3.5 mi
98126 Seattle, WA 3.6 mi
98148 Seattle, WA 4.2 mi
98158 Seattle, WA 4.2 mi
98118 Seattle, WA 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98146?

98146 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5001, -122.3612.

What county is 98146 in?

98146 lies in King County.

What area code is 98146?

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

What time zone is 98146 in?

98146 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98146?

About 28,573 people live in ZIP code 98146, in 10,617 households, at 6,179.3 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 98146?

$102,520 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98146?

The closest are 98062 (2.1 mi), 98136 (2.9 mi), 98168 (3 mi), 98106 (3.1 mi) and 98166 (3.4 mi).

Is 98146 a PO Box ZIP code?

98146 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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