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98388

ZIP 98388 is Steilacoom, Washington, in Pierce County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
7,043
Coordinates
47.2095, -122.6843
☼ Live from 98388 — Steilacoom, WA

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Where 98388 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98388
  • 🔢 Type 98388 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,388 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 911. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98387 (Spanaway, WA, 17 mi away) and 98390 (Sumner, WA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98388 becomes 88389, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (89883, 93888). The farthest-flung twin is 93888 in Fresno, CA, 739 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,304 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98388 and you would come out at 47.21°S, 57.32°E — 611 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 29m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 98388 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,043This ZIP7,043
Households2,813This ZIP2,813
Housing units2,889This ZIP2,889
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$100,851This ZIP$100,851Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$655,000This ZIP$655,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,818This ZIP$1,818Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%This ZIP45.8%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density797.1 / sq miThis ZIP797.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees215This ZIP215
Annual payroll$7,294,000This ZIP$7,294,000
Tax returns filed3,480This ZIP3,480
Total adjusted gross income$376,035,000This ZIP$376,035,000

Land area

Land area8.84 sq miThis ZIP8.84 sq mi
Water area12.84 sq miThis ZIP12.84 sq mi

Other place names in 98388

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 98388

ZIPCityDistance
98333 Fox Island, WA 3.8 mi
98303 Anderson Island, WA 4.1 mi
98351 Longbranch, WA 4.3 mi
98349 Lakebay, WA 5.4 mi
98467 University Place, WA 5.5 mi
98335 Gig Harbor, WA 6.7 mi
98498 Lakewood, WA 6.9 mi
98466 Tacoma, WA 7.0 mi
98327 Dupont, WA 7.2 mi
98465 Tacoma, WA 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98388?

98388 is in Steilacoom, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2095, -122.6843.

What county is 98388 in?

98388 lies in Pierce County.

What time zone is 98388 in?

98388 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98388?

About 7,043 people live in ZIP code 98388, in 2,813 households, at 797.1 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 98388?

$100,851 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98388?

The closest are 98333 (3.8 mi), 98303 (4.1 mi), 98351 (4.3 mi), 98349 (5.4 mi) and 98467 (5.5 mi).

Is 98388 a PO Box ZIP code?

98388 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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