ZIP Code 98116

98116 is one of Washington's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Seattle, King County.

City: Seattle
County: King County
State: Washington
Prefix: 981xx

Where this code sits

98116 is part of the 981xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Seattle is served by 59 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Seattle page.

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Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 98116 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 98116

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 98116.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 98126	2.3 mi	Seattle, WA
ZIP code 98136	2.4 mi	Seattle, WA
ZIP code 98134	3.3 mi	Seattle, WA
ZIP code 98106	3.3 mi	Seattle, WA
ZIP code 98164	3.6 mi	Seattle, WA
ZIP code 98111	3.6 mi	Seattle, WA
ZIP code 98114	3.6 mi	Seattle, WA
ZIP code 98124	3.6 mi	Seattle, 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 98116, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 98116. 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.