| City: | Seattle, Washington |
| Names to Avoid: | Qwest |
| County: | King County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:14:36 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 206 / 425 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 47.6064, -122.3308 |
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Qwest Communications, the regional telecommunications carrier that once served 14 western and midwestern states, operated under dedicated ZIP code 98191 in downtown Seattle, King County. In 2011, CenturyLink acquired Qwest for $12.2 billion, designating Seattle as one of six regional headquarters for the merged company. The combined entity became the nation's third-largest telecommunications provider. This postal designation has served the facility for over two decades, and the ZIP remains active despite the Qwest brand's absorption into what is now Lumen Technologies.
Located in Seattle's Central Business District, postal records identify two delivery codes routing mail to the Qwest building on 7th Avenue. Census Business Patterns data indicates 10 establishments with 724 employees at this location, reflecting the substantial telecommunications workforce. The absence of Census population data confirms this as a commercial-only designation. Seattle is the valid mailing city for this ZIP code.
| Establishments: | 10 |
| Employment: | 724 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 98191 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 693 people with an annual payroll of $91,394,000. 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: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $23,647,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $91,394,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 693Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 98191 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 3,439,809 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 98191, 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: | 3,439,809Source: 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 98191 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.