| City: | Seattle, Washington |
| County: | King County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:14:37 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 206 / 253 / 360 / 425 / 564 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 47.6100, -122.3300 |
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ZIP code 98194 occupies a compact footprint in Seattle's Pioneer Square and Downtown neighborhoods, serving as a PO Box facility for businesses rather than a residential area. The post office maintains 84 PO Boxes and serves 75 businesses despite having zero residential population. This isn't a standalone community but rather a specialized postal service zone embedded within the larger 98104 ZIP code area.
The entire delivery zone consists of just two streets: 1ST AVE S and S JACKSON ST. Both streets have unit-based addressing, with 1ST AVE S accounting for 40 ZIP+4 records and S JACKSON ST contributing 30 records. The urban carrier route operates in one of Seattle's oldest and most historic districts, where the city was founded in the 1850s. The facility code indicates city delivery service, though the actual addressing pattern suggests this ZIP primarily supports commercial mail operations rather than residential delivery.
The two-street configuration on 1ST AVE S and S JACKSON ST places this facility in Seattle's historic core, where the city's original grid system began. Both streets use unit-based addressing typical of urban commercial buildings.
ZIP Code 98194 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 4 people with an annual payroll of $399,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 156Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $66,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $399,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 4Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 98194 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 98194, 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 98194 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.