Which ZIP code in Seattle has the highest median household income?

98117 (Seattle), at $182,984 (±$11,504), among 32 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Seattle, WA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Seattle, WA with the highest median household income, out of 32 with at least 1,000 residents. 98117 (Seattle, $182,984), 98199 (Seattle, $180,789) and 98112 (Seattle, $171,572) 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Seattle

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	98117	Seattle	$182,984 ±$11,504	35,711	14,983	16,086
2	98199	Seattle	$180,789 ±$10,352	22,468	10,052	9,948
3	98112	Seattle	$171,572 ±$9,507	23,921	10,918	11,456
4	98177	Seattle	$169,918 ±$11,416	21,090	8,134	8,181
5	98115	Seattle	$156,142 ±$10,611	54,349	23,843	26,226
6	98121	Seattle	$152,019 ±$14,126	21,166	14,288	18,512
7	98136	Seattle	$149,269 ±$13,536	17,252	7,921	7,934
8	98107	Seattle	$142,662 ±$12,800	28,776	15,835	17,496
9	98109	Seattle	$133,663 ±$7,956	34,328	21,883	26,360
10	98155	Seattle	$131,540 ±$8,395	36,511	14,344	16,373
11	98103	Seattle	$131,154 ±$7,080	52,671	26,873	29,056
12	98101	Seattle	$128,882 ±$16,987	17,153	11,722	13,359
13	98116	Seattle	$126,151 ±$9,921	28,711	14,051	15,176
14	98106	Seattle	$124,212 ±$13,459	28,690	11,791	11,696
15	98119	Seattle	$123,551 ±$14,479	26,879	14,249	14,169
16	98126	Seattle	$116,466 ±$13,042	22,975	10,248	11,137
17	98166	Seattle	$114,969 ±$14,438	22,082	8,961	9,699
18	98102	Seattle	$114,925 ±$8,284	27,333	17,489	18,763
19	98118	Seattle	$113,762 ±$9,666	50,500	19,176	21,274
20	98122	Seattle	$106,886 ±$9,522	43,234	23,964	27,990
21	98146	Seattle	$102,520 ±$15,748	28,573	10,617	11,029
22	98125	Seattle	$99,868 ±$4,614	44,520	20,688	22,105
23	98178	Seattle	$99,505 ±$9,722	26,748	9,349	9,572
24	98144	Seattle	$96,969 ±$8,527	33,787	16,019	20,158
25	98108	Seattle	$95,780 ±$10,607	25,529	9,016	8,873

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 32 of 38 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 67,930 households, on 140 carrier routes with 71,897 residential mailboxes. 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 median household income?: 98117 (Seattle), at $182,984 (±$11,504), among 32 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
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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