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ZIP 98038, WA property records

As of September 2026, ZIP 98038, WA has 13,133 parcels on record, with a median assessed value of $750,000 and a median year built of 1995, compiled from King County assessor, treasurer, permit, FEMA, and DNR records aggregated by VetTheHome. As of September 2026, 147 of those 13,133 parcels (1.1%) sit within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, per King County GIS and FEMA flood records aggregated by VetTheHome.

Updated September 2026 · refreshed weekly

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ZIP 98038 by the numbers

Parcels on record
13,133
Median assessed value
$750,000
Median year built
1995
Sales, last 12 mo
404
Median sale price, 12 mo
$735,500
Permits, last 12 mo
1
In flood hazard area
1.1%
On septic
31%
Tax-delinquent parcels
255

Computed 9/7/2026 from county assessor, treasurer, permit, FEMA, and DNR records.

What the public records show

In the 12 months through September 2026, 404 properties in ZIP 98038 changed hands at a median recorded sale price of $735,500, and 1 building permits were filed, per King County records. As of September 2026, 4,076 parcels in ZIP 98038 (31%) rely on on-site septic systems rather than municipal sewer, per King County parcel records aggregated by VetTheHome. 565 (4.3%) of parcels in ZIP 98038 sit in high liquefaction-susceptibility zones mapped by the Washington State DNR. As of September 2026, 255 parcels in ZIP 98038 carried an unpaid property-tax balance with the King County Treasurer, per records aggregated by VetTheHome. Every figure here is compiled from public records and refreshed weekly; search any ZIP 98038 address below for parcel-level permit history, tax breakdown, flood and seismic hazards, and septic status.

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