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Fort Lewis ZIP codes, Washington

No ZIP code is named for Fort Lewis, WA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 98433 and 98580. Its area code is 253.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
15,167
Area code
253

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Fort Lewis itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Tacoma (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Fort Lewis in numbers

About 15,167 people live in Fort Lewis, in 3,254 households. The median household income is $58,796 a year, 40% below the Washington median of $98,141 (US: $80,734). Median gross rent is $2,282 a month. The median age is 22.9; 24.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.6% across Washington); the average commute takes 11 minutes.

Population15,167Fort Lewis15,167
Households3,254Fort Lewis3,254
Median age22.9Fort Lewis22.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$58,796Fort Lewis$58,796Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,282Fort Lewis$2,282Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%Fort Lewis24.4%Washington39.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute11.4 minFort Lewis11.4 minWashington26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,474 / sq miFort Lewis1,474 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Fort Lewis CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Fort Lewis

These ZIP codes cover part of Fort Lewis but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Fort Lewis
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
98433 Tacoma , WA Standard 22,493 $60,158 —
98580 Roy , WA Standard 11,410 $104,684 $542,800

Map of Fort Lewis ZIP codes

9843398580

The ZIP codes of Fort Lewis, WA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Fort Lewis

The nearest larger towns are Lakewood (62,937 people, 5.1 mi), Spanaway (34,019 people, 6.8 mi) and Parkland (38,742 people, 6.9 mi).

Towns near Fort Lewis
TownPopulationDistance
North Fort Lewis 6,337 2.2 mi
DuPont 9,931 3.9 mi
McChord AFB 2,999 4.4 mi
Lakewood 62,937 5.1 mi
Steilacoom 6,686 5.2 mi
Spanaway 34,019 6.8 mi
Parkland 38,742 6.9 mi
University Place 34,911 8.3 mi
Midland 9,050 9.1 mi
North Yelm 2,522 9.2 mi
Clover Creek 7,345 9.4 mi
Fircrest 7,069 9.7 mi
Frederickson 25,383 9.7 mi
Elk Plain 14,276 10.2 mi

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