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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/98333

98333

ZIP 98333 is Fox Island, Washington, in Pierce County; area code 253; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
3,414
Coordinates
47.2577, -122.6466
☼ Live from 98333 — Fox Island, WA

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Where 98333 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98333
  • 🔢 Type 98333 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,333 = 107 × 919. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000000011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98332 (Gig Harbor, WA, 8 mi away) and 98335 (Gig Harbor, WA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98333 becomes 33389, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33839, 33938, 33983, 38339, 38393, 39338, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33938 in Murdock, FL, 2,603 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,303 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98333 and you would come out at 47.26°S, 57.35°E — 608 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 5.2 square miles of land, 98333 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,414This ZIP3,414
Households1,393This ZIP1,393
Housing units1,556This ZIP1,556
Median age53.1This ZIP53.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$172,292This ZIP$172,292Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$1,003,900This ZIP$1,003,900Washington$564,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher55.1%This ZIP55.1%
Mean commute38.6 minThis ZIP38.6 min
Population density657.3 / sq miThis ZIP657.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees217This ZIP217
Annual payroll$12,016,000This ZIP$12,016,000
Tax returns filed2,010This ZIP2,010
Total adjusted gross income$404,786,000This ZIP$404,786,000

Land area

Land area5.19 sq miThis ZIP5.19 sq mi
Water area9.65 sq miThis ZIP9.65 sq mi

Other place names in 98333

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ZIP codes near 98333

ZIPCityDistance
98335 Gig Harbor, WA 2.9 mi
98388 Steilacoom, WA 3.8 mi
98465 Tacoma, WA 5.1 mi
98467 University Place, WA 5.3 mi
98349 Lakebay, WA 5.3 mi
98466 Tacoma, WA 5.5 mi
98406 Tacoma, WA 6.3 mi
98407 Tacoma, WA 6.5 mi
98351 Longbranch, WA 7.2 mi
98303 Anderson Island, WA 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98333?

98333 is in Fox Island, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2577, -122.6466.

What county is 98333 in?

98333 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98333?

Fox Island uses area code 253, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98333 in?

98333 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98333?

About 3,414 people live in ZIP code 98333, in 1,393 households, at 657.3 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 98333?

$172,292 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98333?

The closest are 98335 (2.9 mi), 98388 (3.8 mi), 98465 (5.1 mi), 98467 (5.3 mi) and 98349 (5.3 mi).

Is 98333 a PO Box ZIP code?

98333 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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