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98402

ZIP 98402 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County; area code 253; Pacific time. Tacoma has 35 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
8,080
Coordinates
47.2538, -122.4443
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Where 98402 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98402
  • 🔢 Type 98402 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,402 = 2 × 49201. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98401 (Tacoma, WA, 0 mi away) and 98403 (Tacoma, WA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98402 becomes 20489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02894, 04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,455 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98402 and you would come out at 47.25°S, 57.56°E — 599 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 1.2 square miles of land, 98402 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 571 football fields.
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People and housing

Population8,080This ZIP8,080
Households4,625This ZIP4,625
Housing units5,007This ZIP5,007
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$60,505This ZIP$60,505Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$531,300This ZIP$531,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,553This ZIP$1,553Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%This ZIP43.4%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density6,847.5 / sq miThis ZIP6,847.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments910This ZIP910
Employees24,093This ZIP24,093
Annual payroll$2,062,583,000This ZIP$2,062,583,000
Tax returns filed3,520This ZIP3,520
Total adjusted gross income$300,720,000This ZIP$300,720,000

Land area

Land area1.18 sq miThis ZIP1.18 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 98402

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ZIP codes near 98402

ZIPCityDistance
98401 Tacoma, WA 0.0 mi
98411 Tacoma, WA 0.1 mi
98412 Tacoma, WA 0.1 mi
98413 Tacoma, WA 0.1 mi
98415 Tacoma, WA 0.1 mi
98431 Tacoma, WA 0.1 mi
98464 Tacoma, WA 0.1 mi
98471 Tacoma, WA 0.1 mi
98481 Tacoma, WA 0.1 mi
98493 Tacoma, WA 0.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98402?

98402 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2538, -122.4443.

What county is 98402 in?

98402 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98402?

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

What time zone is 98402 in?

98402 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98402?

About 8,080 people live in ZIP code 98402, in 4,625 households, at 6,847.5 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 98402?

$60,505 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98402?

The closest are 98401 (0 mi), 98411 (0.1 mi), 98412 (0.1 mi), 98413 (0.1 mi) and 98415 (0.1 mi).

Is 98402 a PO Box ZIP code?

98402 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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