ZIP Code 98042

98042 is one of Washington's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Kent, King County.

City: Kent
County: King County
State: Washington
Prefix: 980xx

Where this code sits

98042 is part of the 980xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Kent is served by 7 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Kent page.

Kent Washington ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 98042 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 98042

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 98042.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 98038	3.2 mi	Maple Valley, WA
ZIP code 98031	3.7 mi	Kent, WA
ZIP code 98093	4.0 mi	Federal Way, WA
ZIP code 98089	4.0 mi	Kent, WA
ZIP code 98030	4.4 mi	Kent, WA
ZIP code 98035	5.4 mi	Kent, WA
ZIP code 98064	5.4 mi	Kent, WA
ZIP code 98058	5.4 mi	Renton, WA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 98042, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 98042. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.