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98403

ZIP 98403 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
9,097
Coordinates
47.2658, -122.4591
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Where 98403 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98403
  • 🔢 Type 98403 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,403 = 3 × 32801. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98402 (Tacoma, WA, 1 mi away) and 98404 (Tacoma, WA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98403 becomes 30489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03849, 03894, 04938, 04983, 08349, 09834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09834 in FPO AE, a military post office, 7,342 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98403 and you would come out at 47.27°S, 57.54°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 1.0 square miles of land, 98403 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 484 football fields.
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People and housing

Population9,097This ZIP9,097
Households4,818This ZIP4,818
Housing units5,014This ZIP5,014
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$88,056This ZIP$88,056Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$829,800This ZIP$829,800Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,546This ZIP$1,546Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.2%This ZIP64.2%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density9,097.0 / sq miThis ZIP9,097.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments239This ZIP239
Employees2,037This ZIP2,037
Annual payroll$142,570,000This ZIP$142,570,000
Tax returns filed4,230This ZIP4,230
Total adjusted gross income$517,057,000This ZIP$517,057,000

Land area

Land area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98403

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ZIP codes near 98403

ZIPCityDistance
98402 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi
98401 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi
98416 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi
98411 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi
98412 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi
98413 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi
98415 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi
98431 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi
98464 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi
98471 Tacoma, WA 1.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98403?

98403 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2658, -122.4591.

What county is 98403 in?

98403 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98403?

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

What time zone is 98403 in?

98403 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98403?

About 9,097 people live in ZIP code 98403, in 4,818 households, at 9,097.0 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 98403?

$88,056 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98403?

The closest are 98402 (1.1 mi), 98401 (1.1 mi), 98416 (1.1 mi), 98411 (1.1 mi) and 98412 (1.1 mi).

Is 98403 a PO Box ZIP code?

98403 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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