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98387

ZIP 98387 is Spanaway, Washington, in Pierce County; area code 253; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
50,774
Coordinates
47.0609, -122.3889
☼ Live from 98387 — Spanaway, WA

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Where 98387 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98387
  • 🔢 Type 98387 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 98387 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98386 (Southworth, WA, 31 mi away) and 98388 (Steilacoom, WA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98387 becomes 78389 — and that is a real ZIP code: Skidmore, TX, 1,861 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38879, 78389, 78839, 78938, 79838, 97388, …). The farthest-flung twin is 38879 in Verona, MS, 1,957 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,288 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98387 and you would come out at 47.06°S, 57.61°E — 601 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 26.6 square miles of land, 98387 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50,774This ZIP50,774
Households16,746This ZIP16,746
Housing units17,404This ZIP17,404
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$106,872This ZIP$106,872Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$461,000This ZIP$461,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,869This ZIP$1,869Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute38.2 minThis ZIP38.2 min
Population density1,908.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,908.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments546This ZIP546
Employees4,002This ZIP4,002
Annual payroll$186,498,000This ZIP$186,498,000
Tax returns filed23,820This ZIP23,820
Total adjusted gross income$1,667,097,000This ZIP$1,667,097,000

Land area

Land area26.61 sq miThis ZIP26.61 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 98387

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ZIP codes near 98387

ZIPCityDistance
98375 Puyallup, WA 4.2 mi
98446 Tacoma, WA 4.9 mi
98445 Tacoma, WA 5.3 mi
98338 Graham, WA 5.6 mi
98447 Tacoma, WA 6.4 mi
98373 Puyallup, WA 6.8 mi
98444 Tacoma, WA 6.9 mi
98438 Mcchord Afb, WA 7.1 mi
98439 Lakewood, WA 7.2 mi
98374 Puyallup, WA 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98387?

98387 is in Spanaway, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0609, -122.3889.

What county is 98387 in?

98387 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98387?

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

What time zone is 98387 in?

98387 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98387?

About 50,774 people live in ZIP code 98387, in 16,746 households, at 1,908.2 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 98387?

$106,872 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98387?

The closest are 98375 (4.2 mi), 98446 (4.9 mi), 98445 (5.3 mi), 98338 (5.6 mi) and 98447 (6.4 mi).

Is 98387 a PO Box ZIP code?

98387 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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