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ZIP Code 98119: Seattle, WA

ZIP code 98119 is in Seattle, Washington, entirely in King County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 27,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 20th most populous of Seattle's 38 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $123,551 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: Washington, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and 7 more
981sectional center: Seattle, WA (SCF 980)
19delivery area within it
Town
Seattle · 38 residential ZIPs
Census places
Seattle
Neighborhood
Queen Anne GeoNames
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
House district
WA-7 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
2.4 sq mi · 11,084 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
21 more ZIP codes use the name Seattle for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 98119?

98119 centers on 47.637°, -122.370° and covers 2.4 square miles of land plus 0.5 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 98109, 98121, 98199, 98107.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 98119 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 98119, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 98119 compare with the rest of Seattle?

Rank of 98119 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure98119In SeattleIn King CountyIn WA
People (ACS 2020-2024)26,87920th of 3844th of 89128th of 605
Median household income$124k15th of 3244th of 7863rd of 363
Median home value$1.05M6th of 3221st of 7822nd of 392

Its median household income is higher than in 92% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 98% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 98119?

The 2020 Census counted 26,238 people in 98119; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 26,879. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 24.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
26,879
2020 Census count
26,238+24.7% since 2010 (21,039)
Households
14,249
Median age
34.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 98119?

Of the 26,879 people the ACS estimates in 98119, 11.0% are under 18 and 12.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (65.7%), then Asian (not Hispanic) (13.6%).

  • Under 1811.0%
  • 18 to 6476.4%
  • 65 and older12.6%
Age of the people of 98119 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic65.7%
  • Asian, not Hispanic13.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino9.4%
  • Other or two or more8.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic2.5%
Race and Hispanic origin in 98119 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 98119 earn?

Median household income is $123,551 (ACS 2020-2024), the 44th highest of the 78 ranked ZIP codes in King County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($118,733 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$123,551±$14,479
Income per person
$100,698
Below the poverty line
6.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
71.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$185,39513,580 returns; wages 70% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 98119?

FHFA's house price index for 98119, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 65% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 21% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +3.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$1,047,600
Median gross rent
$2,050
Homes owned by their occupants
38.2%
Housing units
15,869
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Index = 100 in 1977, the first year FHFA reports for 98119; 2025: 2526.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 98119?

881 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 68 fewer than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services209
  • Other services (except public administration)86
  • Real estate and rental and leasing70
  • Health care and social assistance70
  • Accommodation and food services55
  • Retail trade54

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 98119?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 98119, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
98109Seattle34,328$134k1.3 mi
98121Seattle21,166$152k1.7 mi
98199Seattle22,468$181k2.0 mi
98107Seattle28,776$143k2.1 mi
98102Seattle27,333$115k2.2 mi (near)
98101Seattle17,153$129k2.4 mi (near)
98154Seattle0–2.7 mi (near)
98174Seattle0–2.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.