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98394

ZIP 98394 is Vaughn, Washington, in Pierce County; area code 253; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
892
Coordinates
47.3205, -122.7897
☼ Live from 98394 — Vaughn, WA

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Where 98394 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98394
  • 🔢 Type 98394 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGEBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,394 = 2 × 3 × 23 × 23 × 31. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98393 (Tracyton, WA, 22 mi away) and 98395 (Wauna, WA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98394 becomes 49389, 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, 1,948 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,311 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98394 and you would come out at 47.32°S, 57.21°E — 613 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 5.4 square miles of land, 98394 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population892This ZIP892
Households387This ZIP387
Housing units540This ZIP540
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median home value$572,400This ZIP$572,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$843This ZIP$843Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%This ZIP30.8%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density163.9 / sq miThis ZIP163.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees115This ZIP115
Annual payroll$2,995,000This ZIP$2,995,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$95,584,000This ZIP$95,584,000

Land area

Land area5.44 sq miThis ZIP5.44 sq mi
Water area3.86 sq miThis ZIP3.86 sq mi

Other place names in 98394

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ZIP codes near 98394

ZIPCityDistance
98329 Gig Harbor, WA 3.5 mi
98349 Lakebay, WA 3.8 mi
98524 Allyn, WA 3.9 mi
98546 Grapeview, WA 5.8 mi
98335 Gig Harbor, WA 7.9 mi
98395 Wauna, WA 8.0 mi
98333 Fox Island, WA 8.0 mi
98351 Longbranch, WA 8.4 mi
98388 Steilacoom, WA 9.1 mi
98332 Gig Harbor, WA 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98394?

98394 is in Vaughn, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3205, -122.7897.

What county is 98394 in?

98394 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98394?

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

What time zone is 98394 in?

98394 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98394?

About 892 people live in ZIP code 98394, in 387 households, at 163.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 98394?

The closest are 98329 (3.5 mi), 98349 (3.8 mi), 98524 (3.9 mi), 98546 (5.8 mi) and 98335 (7.9 mi).

Is 98394 a PO Box ZIP code?

98394 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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