| City: | Auburn, Washington |
| County: | King County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:24:56 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 253 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 47.3076, -122.2275 |
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ZIP code 98071 is a PO Box-only assignment within Auburn, Washington, located in King County in the Seattle metropolitan area. It doesn't cover a geographic territory. Instead, it exists as a point location contained within ZIP 98001. Auburn has multiple standard ZIP codes that provide street delivery throughout the city, making this a supplemental postal designation rather than the primary mail service for the area.
The post office maintains 809 PO Boxes at this location. With zero residential population assigned to this ZCTA, the boxes serve Auburn residents who prefer PO Box mail pickup, local businesses, or those who want a separate mailing address. The facility handles 399 business delivery points and serves 18 local business establishments employing 676 workers.
All street-based mail for this ZIP goes to a single address on 3RD Street NW, with 113 ZIP+4 records using UNIT designators. This pattern indicates a commercial or mixed-use building where multiple tenants share the address. The single city carrier route confirms this is a compact, urban delivery point rather than a neighborhood-wide service area.
Auburn sits in the Green River Valley between Seattle and Tacoma. The city has grown into a major suburban center with its own downtown core. This PO Box ZIP serves the North Auburn and Downtown neighborhoods, giving businesses and residents an alternative to home delivery through the main Auburn ZIP codes.
All street delivery goes to one address on 3RD Street NW with unit designators, typical of a commercial building.
ZIP Code 98071 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 23 business establishments, employing about 635 people with an annual payroll of $59,314,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,446Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 23Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $14,679,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $59,314,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 635Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 98071 is located in King County, Washington, within the Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA ) and Washington's 9th Congressional District. This area has a population of 3,439,809 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 98071. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Number: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 3,439,809Source: 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: | 5303180Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Auburn city; WashingtonSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 98071 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 February 1, 2026.