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98199

ZIP 98199 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
22,468
Coordinates
47.6514, -122.4063
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Where 98199 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98199
  • 🔢 Type 98199 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GGIBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,199 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3637. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111110010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98198 (Seattle, WA, 18 mi away) and 98201 (Everett, WA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98199 becomes 99189, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19899, 89199, 91899, 99918). The farthest-flung twin is 19899 in Wilmington, DE, 2,366 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,300 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98199 and you would come out at 47.65°S, 57.59°E — 589 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 98199 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,468This ZIP22,468
Households10,052This ZIP10,052
Housing units10,709This ZIP10,709
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$180,789This ZIP$180,789Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$1,198,700This ZIP$1,198,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,470This ZIP$2,470Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher77.8%This ZIP77.8%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density5,305.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,305.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments641This ZIP641
Employees4,960This ZIP4,960
Annual payroll$364,311,000This ZIP$364,311,000
Tax returns filed11,360This ZIP11,360
Total adjusted gross income$2,606,704,000This ZIP$2,606,704,000

Land area

Land area4.24 sq miThis ZIP4.24 sq mi
Water area1.61 sq miThis ZIP1.61 sq mi

Other place names in 98199

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ZIP codes near 98199

ZIPCityDistance
98139 Seattle, WA 0.4 mi
98107 Seattle, WA 1.7 mi
98119 Seattle, WA 2.0 mi
98117 Seattle, WA 2.7 mi
98109 Seattle, WA 3.2 mi
98113 Seattle, WA 3.3 mi
98121 Seattle, WA 3.6 mi
98103 Seattle, WA 3.7 mi
98141 Seattle, WA 3.8 mi
98102 Seattle, WA 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98199?

98199 is in Seattle, Washington, in King County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6514, -122.4063.

What county is 98199 in?

98199 lies in King County.

What area code is 98199?

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

What time zone is 98199 in?

98199 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98199?

About 22,468 people live in ZIP code 98199, in 10,052 households, at 5,305.3 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 98199?

$180,789 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98199?

The closest are 98139 (0.4 mi), 98107 (1.7 mi), 98119 (2 mi), 98117 (2.7 mi) and 98109 (3.2 mi).

Is 98199 a PO Box ZIP code?

98199 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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