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ZIP Code 98125: Seattle, WA

ZIP code 98125 is in Seattle, Washington, entirely in King County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 45,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 6th most populous of Seattle's 38 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $99,868 (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)
25delivery area within it
Town
Seattle · 38 residential ZIPs
Census places
Seattle
Neighborhoods
Cedar Park, Chelsea, Kenwood, Lake City, Matthews Beach, Meadowbrook and 4 more GeoNames
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
House district
WA-7 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
5.4 sq mi · 8,206 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 98125?

98125 centers on 47.717°, -122.301° and covers 5.4 square miles of land plus 0.8 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 98115, 98133, 98155, 98028, 98034.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 98125 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 98125, 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 98125 compare with the rest of Seattle?

Rank of 98125 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)
Measure98125In SeattleIn King CountyIn WA
People (ACS 2020-2024)44,5206th of 3812th of 8933rd of 605
Median household income$100k22nd of 3261st of 78137th of 363
Median home value$874k16th of 3239th of 7846th of 392

Its median household income is higher than in 81% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 97% 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 98125?

The 2020 Census counted 42,965 people in 98125; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 44,520. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 15.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
44,520
2020 Census count
42,965+15.9% since 2010 (37,081)
Households
20,688
Median age
37.3

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 98125?

Of the 44,520 people the ACS estimates in 98125, 14.8% are under 18 and 16.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (59.2%), then Asian (not Hispanic) (15.1%).

  • Under 1814.8%
  • 18 to 6468.2%
  • 65 and older16.9%
Age of the people of 98125 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic59.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic15.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino10.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic7.9%
  • Other or two or more7.8%
Race and Hispanic origin in 98125 (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 98125 earn?

Median household income is $99,868 (ACS 2020-2024), the 61st highest of the 78 ranked ZIP codes in King County. It rose from $86,802 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$99,868
Income per person
$67,288
Below the poverty line
9.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
60.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$111,83321,720 returns; wages 75% 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 98125?

FHFA's house price index for 98125, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 96% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 32% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +3.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$874,300
Median gross rent
$1,908
Homes owned by their occupants
45.4%
Housing units
22,057
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Index = 100 in 1975, the first year FHFA reports for 98125; 2025: 2593.5. 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 98125?

1,009 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 56 fewer than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance210
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services134
  • Retail trade101
  • Real estate and rental and leasing90
  • Construction83
  • Other services (except public administration)76

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 98125?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 98125, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
98115Seattle54,349$156k2.3 mi
98133Seattle53,249$94k2.6 mi
98155Seattle36,511$132k2.6 mi
98028Kenmore23,741$140k3.4 mi
98034Kirkland52,531$135k4.0 mi
98103Seattle52,671$131k3.4 mi (near)
98177Seattle21,090$170k3.7 mi (near)
98105Seattle49,767$74k4.0 mi (near)

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