| City: | Kent, Washington |
| County: | King County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:58:21 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 253 / 425 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 47.3814, -122.2336 |
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ZIP code 98035 is a dedicated PO Box ZIP in downtown Kent, Washington. It doesn't have its own geographic territory. Instead, it exists as a point location within ZIP 98032, the standard delivery ZIP for Kent. This setup is common in suburban cities where the main post office has its own ZIP for PO Box services while a separate ZIP handles street delivery.
The Kent post office at W Gowe Street maintains 332 PO Boxes and serves 201 business delivery points. All 84 street-type ZIP+4 records point to a single address on W Gowe Street with unit designators. Kent sits in King County, part of the Seattle metropolitan area. Nearby neighborhoods include Scenic Hill, South Kent, Mill Creek, and North Park.
Residents and businesses who want a PO Box in Kent use 98035, while those receiving street delivery use 98032 or other Kent ZIPs. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Street delivery is available throughout Kent via the standard ZIP codes.
All records point to the post office location on W Gowe Street in downtown Kent.
ZIP Code 98035 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 10 business establishments, employing about 236 people with an annual payroll of $13,078,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 8,761Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 10Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,864,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $13,078,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 236Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 98035 is located in King County, Washington, within the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 42660) and Washington's 9th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,021,467 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 98035, and is subdivided into the Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 42660Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA (CBSA Div 42644)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 4,021,467Source: Census |
| MSA: | Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 09Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 183.43 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5335415Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Kent city; WashingtonSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 98035 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.