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98349

ZIP 98349 is Lakebay, Washington, in Pierce County; area code 253; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
4,931
Coordinates
47.2701, -122.7585
☼ Live from 98349 — Lakebay, WA

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Where 98349 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98349
  • 🔢 Type 98349 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,349 = 3 × 32783. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98348 (La Grande, WA, 37 mi away) and 98350 (La Push, WA, 97 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98349 becomes 94389, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38949, 49839, 49893, 49938, 89439, 94938, …). The farthest-flung twin is 38949 in Paris, MS, 1,945 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,309 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98349 and you would come out at 47.27°S, 57.24°E — 613 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 20.7 square miles of land, 98349 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,931This ZIP4,931
Households2,305This ZIP2,305
Housing units3,041This ZIP3,041
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$75,875This ZIP$75,875Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$370,200This ZIP$370,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,607This ZIP$1,607Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute49.7 minThis ZIP49.7 min
Population density238.7 / sq miThis ZIP238.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees378This ZIP378
Annual payroll$13,460,000This ZIP$13,460,000
Tax returns filed2,270This ZIP2,270
Total adjusted gross income$196,995,000This ZIP$196,995,000

Land area

Land area20.66 sq miThis ZIP20.66 sq mi
Water area19.60 sq miThis ZIP19.60 sq mi

Other place names in 98349

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ZIP codes near 98349

ZIPCityDistance
98394 Vaughn, WA 3.8 mi
98351 Longbranch, WA 4.9 mi
98333 Fox Island, WA 5.3 mi
98388 Steilacoom, WA 5.4 mi
98329 Gig Harbor, WA 6.3 mi
98335 Gig Harbor, WA 6.6 mi
98524 Allyn, WA 7.6 mi
98546 Grapeview, WA 8.1 mi
98303 Anderson Island, WA 9.1 mi
98395 Wauna, WA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98349?

98349 is in Lakebay, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2701, -122.7585.

What county is 98349 in?

98349 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98349?

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

What time zone is 98349 in?

98349 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98349?

About 4,931 people live in ZIP code 98349, in 2,305 households, at 238.7 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 98349?

$75,875 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98349?

The closest are 98394 (3.8 mi), 98351 (4.9 mi), 98333 (5.3 mi), 98388 (5.4 mi) and 98329 (6.3 mi).

Is 98349 a PO Box ZIP code?

98349 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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