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98198

ZIP 98198 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
40,463
Coordinates
47.3913, -122.3150
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Where 98198 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98198
  • 🔢 Type 98198 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,198 = 2 × 37 × 1327. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98195 (Seattle, WA, 18 mi away) and 98199 (Seattle, WA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98198 becomes 89189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19898, 98819). The farthest-flung twin is 19898 in Wilmington, DE, 2,363 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98198 and you would come out at 47.39°S, 57.69°E — 590 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 7.7 square miles of land, 98198 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,463This ZIP40,463
Households14,588This ZIP14,588
Housing units15,275This ZIP15,275
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$86,239This ZIP$86,239Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$589,500This ZIP$589,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,814This ZIP$1,814Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%This ZIP30.8%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density5,236.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,236.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments653This ZIP653
Employees6,976This ZIP6,976
Annual payroll$339,552,000This ZIP$339,552,000
Tax returns filed18,780This ZIP18,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,531,709,000This ZIP$1,531,709,000

Land area

Land area7.73 sq miThis ZIP7.73 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Other place names in 98198

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ZIP codes near 98198

ZIPCityDistance
98032 Kent, WA 2.7 mi
98148 Seattle, WA 3.7 mi
98035 Kent, WA 3.8 mi
98064 Kent, WA 3.8 mi
98158 Seattle, WA 4.1 mi
98188 Seattle, WA 4.3 mi
98166 Seattle, WA 4.5 mi
98063 Federal Way, WA 4.8 mi
98089 Kent, WA 5.3 mi
98030 Kent, WA 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98198?

98198 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3913, -122.3150.

What county is 98198 in?

98198 lies in King County.

What area code is 98198?

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

What time zone is 98198 in?

98198 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98198?

About 40,463 people live in ZIP code 98198, in 14,588 households, at 5,236.6 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 98198?

$86,239 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98198?

The closest are 98032 (2.7 mi), 98148 (3.7 mi), 98035 (3.8 mi), 98064 (3.8 mi) and 98158 (4.1 mi).

Is 98198 a PO Box ZIP code?

98198 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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