Postal Codes

98195 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98195 covers Seattle, Washington, with a population of about 2,471.

Population
2,4716,262 per square mile
Median age
1919.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
38

Where 98195 is

Seattle, Washington — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,471
Median age19
Born outside the US16.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home40.8%
White (non-Hispanic)40.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)30.3%
Hispanic or Latino12.4%
Veterans0%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$5,681
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate13.6%
Works from home2.2%
Drives to work alone18%
Takes public transport24.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity16.5% 16.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.3% 10.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.3% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure9.1% 25 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.8% 9.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.7% 10.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis3.7% 21.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication13% 61.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.6% 7.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year58.4% 18.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening58.5% 27.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability23.5% 8.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.5% 5.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.3% 6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability2.1% 4.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol13.2% 23 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use52.8% 23.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)26.7% 9.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability2.5% 11.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.2% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost29.6% 16.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments38
People employed8,203
Annual payroll$771,330,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 99.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.9 out of 100
Community resilience80.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity85.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave60.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail0.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Washington and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWashingtonUnited States
Median household income$94,952$78,538
Income per person$5,681$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%12.4%
Median home value$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,682$1,348
Homeownership63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%35%
Unemployment rate13.6%5%5.2%
Works from home2.2%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US16.8%15.1%13.9%
Median age1938.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSEATTLE SAND PT WSFO, WA US5 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January47.4°F / 37.2°F5.14 in rain, 0.9 in snow
February49.8°F / 37°F3.54 in rain, 1 in snow
March53.9°F / 39.2°F3.86 in rain
April58.8°F / 42.8°F2.98 in rain
May65.3°F / 48.3°F2.16 in rain
June70.2°F / 52.7°F1.57 in rain
July76.5°F / 56.5°F0.78 in rain
August77°F / 57.1°F1 in rain
September71.3°F / 53.2°F1.74 in rain
October60.5°F / 46.7°F3.65 in rain
November51.9°F / 40.9°F5.85 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December46.5°F / 37°F5.55 in rain, 1.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Seattle Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Household characteristics1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Walkability16.5 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

98105 Seattle, WA0.8 km away
98112 Seattle, WA3 km away
98102 Seattle, WA3.2 km away
98113 Seattle, WA3.2 km away
98115 Seattle, WA3.2 km away
98103 Seattle, WA3.4 km away
98109 Seattle, WA4.1 km away
98119 Seattle, WA4.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

King County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.39 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density6,262 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.6564, -122.3048

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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