98385
ZIP 98385 is South Prairie, Washington, in Pierce County; area code 360; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Pierce
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Population
- 457
- Coordinates
- 47.1379, -122.0950
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Where 98385 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 98385 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,385 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 937. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000001010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98384 (South Colby, WA, 34 mi away) and 98386 (Southworth, WA, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98385 becomes 58389, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35898, 35988, 38589, 38859, 38958, 39885, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39885 in Sasser, GA, 2,249 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
- 🎯1,276 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98385 and you would come out at 47.14°S, 57.90°E — 586 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 0.738 square miles of land, 98385 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 357 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 457This ZIP457 |
|---|---|
| Households | 162This ZIP162 |
| Housing units | 170This ZIP170 |
| Median age | 38.7This ZIP38.7Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $152,500This ZIP$152,500Washington$98,141US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $504,400This ZIP$504,400Washington$564,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.5%This ZIP16.5% |
| Mean commute | 39.4 minThis ZIP39.4 min |
| Population density | 619.2 / sq miThis ZIP619.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 16This ZIP16 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 166This ZIP166 |
| Annual payroll | $7,932,000This ZIP$7,932,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 98385
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 98385
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98321 | Buckley, WA | 1.5 mi |
98391 | Bonney Lake, WA | 4.3 mi |
98396 | Wilkeson, WA | 4.9 mi |
98352 | Sumner, WA | 5.0 mi |
98398 | Paradise Inn, WA | 5.0 mi |
98360 | Orting, WA | 6.6 mi |
98374 | Puyallup, WA | 8.0 mi |
98390 | Sumner, WA | 8.1 mi |
98372 | Puyallup, WA | 9.2 mi |
98092 | Auburn, WA | 10.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98385?
98385 is in South Prairie, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1379, -122.0950.
What county is 98385 in?
98385 lies in Pierce County.
What area code is 98385?
South Prairie uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98385 in?
98385 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98385?
About 457 people live in ZIP code 98385, in 162 households, at 619.2 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 98385?
$152,500 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.
What ZIP codes are near 98385?
The closest are 98321 (1.5 mi), 98391 (4.3 mi), 98396 (4.9 mi), 98352 (5 mi) and 98398 (5 mi).
Is 98385 a PO Box ZIP code?
98385 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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