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98321

ZIP 98321 is Buckley, Washington, in Pierce County; area codes 360 and 564; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
18,150
Coordinates
47.1526, -122.0717
☼ Live from 98321 — Buckley, WA

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Where 98321 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98321
  • 🔢 Type 98321 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 98321 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000000010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98320 (Brinnon, WA, 59 mi away) and 98322 (Burley, WA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98321 becomes 12389, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12839, 12983, 18239, 18923, 18932, 19382, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32891 in Orlando, FL, 2,530 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,275 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98321 and you would come out at 47.15°S, 57.93°E — 585 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
  • 📏 At 35.5 square miles of land, 98321 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,150This ZIP18,150
Households6,055This ZIP6,055
Housing units6,347This ZIP6,347
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$127,411This ZIP$127,411Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$571,200This ZIP$571,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,760This ZIP$1,760Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density511.0 / sq miThis ZIP511.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments329This ZIP329
Employees1,741This ZIP1,741
Annual payroll$95,859,000This ZIP$95,859,000
Tax returns filed8,460This ZIP8,460
Total adjusted gross income$911,495,000This ZIP$911,495,000

Land area

Land area35.52 sq miThis ZIP35.52 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 98321

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ZIP codes near 98321

ZIPCityDistance
98385 South Prairie, WA 1.5 mi
98396 Wilkeson, WA 4.5 mi
98391 Bonney Lake, WA 4.7 mi
98352 Sumner, WA 6.3 mi
98398 Paradise Inn, WA 6.3 mi
98360 Orting, WA 8.0 mi
98390 Sumner, WA 8.5 mi
98374 Puyallup, WA 9.2 mi
98372 Puyallup, WA 9.7 mi
98092 Auburn, WA 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98321?

98321 is in Buckley, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1526, -122.0717.

What county is 98321 in?

98321 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98321?

Buckley uses area codes 360 and 564, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98321 in?

98321 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98321?

About 18,150 people live in ZIP code 98321, in 6,055 households, at 511.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 98321?

$127,411 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98321?

The closest are 98385 (1.5 mi), 98396 (4.5 mi), 98391 (4.7 mi), 98352 (6.3 mi) and 98398 (6.3 mi).

Is 98321 a PO Box ZIP code?

98321 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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