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98148

ZIP 98148 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
9,715
Coordinates
47.4449, -122.3258
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Where 98148 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 98148
  • 🔢 Type 98148 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,148 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 8179. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98146 (Seattle, WA, 4 mi away) and 98154 (Seattle, WA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98148 becomes 84189 — and that is a real ZIP code: Salt Lake City, UT, 693 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14889, 14898, 19884, 48189, 48198, 48819, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19884 in Wilmington, DE, 2,363 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,292 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98148 and you would come out at 47.44°S, 57.67°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 27m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 98148 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,715This ZIP9,715
Households3,954This ZIP3,954
Housing units4,469This ZIP4,469
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$87,342This ZIP$87,342Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$607,900This ZIP$607,900Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,816This ZIP$1,816Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%This ZIP33.7%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density3,583.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,583.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments369This ZIP369
Employees3,818This ZIP3,818
Annual payroll$227,119,000This ZIP$227,119,000
Tax returns filed5,150This ZIP5,150
Total adjusted gross income$410,688,000This ZIP$410,688,000

Land area

Land area2.71 sq miThis ZIP2.71 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98148

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 98148

ZIPCityDistance
98158 Seattle, WA 0.9 mi
98166 Seattle, WA 1.3 mi
98062 Seahurst, WA 2.4 mi
98188 Seattle, WA 2.5 mi
98168 Seattle, WA 3.3 mi
98198 Seattle, WA 3.7 mi
98146 Seattle, WA 4.2 mi
98032 Kent, WA 4.9 mi
98178 Seattle, WA 5.3 mi
98057 Renton, WA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98148?

98148 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4449, -122.3258.

What county is 98148 in?

98148 lies in King County.

What area code is 98148?

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

What time zone is 98148 in?

98148 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98148?

About 9,715 people live in ZIP code 98148, in 3,954 households, at 3,583.5 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 98148?

$87,342 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98148?

The closest are 98158 (0.9 mi), 98166 (1.3 mi), 98062 (2.4 mi), 98188 (2.5 mi) and 98168 (3.3 mi).

Is 98148 a PO Box ZIP code?

98148 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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