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98168

ZIP 98168 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
35,528
Coordinates
47.4896, -122.3000
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Where 98168 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98168
  • 🔢 Type 98168 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,168 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 1753. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111101111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98166 (Seattle, WA, 4 mi away) and 98170 (Seattle, WA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98168 becomes 86189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18968, 19886, 68198, 68981, 96818, 98816). The farthest-flung twin is 96818 in Honolulu, HI, 2,678 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 98168 and you would come out at 47.49°S, 57.70°E — 588 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 8.8 square miles of land, 98168 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,528This ZIP35,528
Households12,260This ZIP12,260
Housing units13,111This ZIP13,111
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$88,083This ZIP$88,083Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$548,000This ZIP$548,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,821This ZIP$1,821Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density4,058.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,058.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments884This ZIP884
Employees16,934This ZIP16,934
Annual payroll$1,287,031,000This ZIP$1,287,031,000
Tax returns filed18,070This ZIP18,070
Total adjusted gross income$1,232,246,000This ZIP$1,232,246,000

Land area

Land area8.76 sq miThis ZIP8.76 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 98168

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ZIP codes near 98168

ZIPCityDistance
98178 Seattle, WA 2.6 mi
98158 Seattle, WA 2.7 mi
98146 Seattle, WA 3.0 mi
98108 Seattle, WA 3.2 mi
98062 Seahurst, WA 3.2 mi
98188 Seattle, WA 3.2 mi
98148 Seattle, WA 3.3 mi
98166 Seattle, WA 3.6 mi
98118 Seattle, WA 3.9 mi
98057 Renton, WA 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98168?

98168 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4896, -122.3000.

What county is 98168 in?

98168 lies in King County.

What area code is 98168?

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

What time zone is 98168 in?

98168 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98168?

About 35,528 people live in ZIP code 98168, in 12,260 households, at 4,058.0 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 98168?

$88,083 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98168?

The closest are 98178 (2.6 mi), 98158 (2.7 mi), 98146 (3 mi), 98108 (3.2 mi) and 98062 (3.2 mi).

Is 98168 a PO Box ZIP code?

98168 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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