Which ZIP code in Seattle has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?

98195 (Seattle), at 66.3%, among 33 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Seattle, WA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Seattle, WA with the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year, out of 33 with at least 1,000 residents. 98195 (Seattle, 66.3%), 98105 (Seattle, 36.6%) and 98121 (Seattle, 35.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Seattle; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Seattle

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Moved in the past year	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	98195	Seattle	66.3%	2,757	5	—
2	98105	Seattle	36.6%	49,767	18,756	22,444
3	98121	Seattle	35.0%	21,166	14,288	18,512
4	98104	Seattle	34.8%	16,542	9,578	14,051
5	98109	Seattle	34.7%	34,328	21,883	26,360
6	98101	Seattle	33.6%	17,153	11,722	13,359
7	98122	Seattle	30.1%	43,234	23,964	27,990
8	98119	Seattle	29.5%	26,879	14,249	14,169
9	98107	Seattle	26.8%	28,776	15,835	17,496
10	98102	Seattle	26.4%	27,333	17,489	18,763
11	98103	Seattle	22.2%	52,671	26,873	29,056
12	98148	Seattle	19.5%	9,715	3,954	4,542
13	98125	Seattle	19.3%	44,520	20,688	22,105
14	98116	Seattle	18.6%	28,711	14,051	15,176
15	98144	Seattle	18.4%	33,787	16,019	20,158
16	98199	Seattle	17.8%	22,468	10,052	9,948
17	98115	Seattle	17.7%	54,349	23,843	26,226
18	98198	Seattle	17.4%	40,463	14,588	15,323
19	98126	Seattle	16.8%	22,975	10,248	11,137
20	98133	Seattle	16.2%	53,249	23,701	25,933
21	98112	Seattle	16.0%	23,921	10,918	11,456
22	98188	Seattle	15.3%	27,311	11,430	11,394
23	98106	Seattle	14.6%	28,690	11,791	11,696
24	98136	Seattle	14.2%	17,252	7,921	7,934
25	98118	Seattle	12.6%	50,500	19,176	21,274

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 33 of 38 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym, a pizza place and a lawn service. ZIP codes with high turnover give a welcome offer more people to work on each year.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 64,510 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Seattle has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?: 98195 (Seattle), at 66.3%, among 33 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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