| City: | Seattle, Washington |
| Names to Avoid: | Macys |
| County: | King County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 12:02:04 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 206 / 425 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 47.6064, -122.3308 |
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The historic Bon Marche department store building maintains dedicated ZIP code 98181 in downtown Seattle, King County. Founded in 1890 by Edward and Josephine Nordhoff, the Bon Marche grew from a small dry goods shop into one of the Pacific Northwest's most beloved retailers. The flagship store at Third and Pine, designed by architect John Graham Sr., opened in 1929 and became a Seattle landmark. After Federated Department Stores acquired the chain, it was rebranded as Macy's in 2005. This postal designation has served the building for over two decades.
Located in Seattle's Central Business District, the store closed in February 2020 after 90 years at this location. Postal records still identify six delivery codes routing mail to the Bon Marche building on 3rd Avenue, 4th Avenue, and Pine Street. The upper floors were converted to office space for Amazon in 2015, while the building was renamed The Bon Marche Collective. Census Business Patterns shows 5 establishments with 27 employees. Seattle is the valid mailing city for this ZIP code.
| Establishments: | 5 |
| Employment: | 27 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 98181 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 23 people with an annual payroll of $1,220,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,115Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $250,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,220,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 23Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 98181 is located in King County, Washington, within the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 42660) and Washington's 7th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,021,467 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 98181, 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: | 07Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 144.13 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5363000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Seattle city; WashingtonSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 98181 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.