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98405

ZIP 98405 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
25,939
Coordinates
47.2456, -122.4724
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Where 98405 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98405
  • 🔢 Type 98405 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,405 = 5 × 19681. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98404 (Tacoma, WA, 4 mi away) and 98406 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98405 becomes 50489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04859, 04958, 04985, 05489, 05849, 09845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09845 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,182 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 98405 and you would come out at 47.25°S, 57.53°E — 600 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 4.1 square miles of land, 98405 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,939This ZIP25,939
Households11,421This ZIP11,421
Housing units12,015This ZIP12,015
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$75,946This ZIP$75,946Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$464,700This ZIP$464,700Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,551This ZIP$1,551Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%This ZIP32.2%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density6,328.1 / sq miThis ZIP6,328.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments643This ZIP643
Employees16,689This ZIP16,689
Annual payroll$1,216,295,000This ZIP$1,216,295,000
Tax returns filed11,050This ZIP11,050
Total adjusted gross income$720,846,000This ZIP$720,846,000

Land area

Land area4.10 sq miThis ZIP4.10 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 98405

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ZIP codes near 98405

ZIPCityDistance
98416 Tacoma, WA 1.3 mi
98411 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi
98412 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi
98413 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi
98415 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi
98431 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi
98464 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi
98471 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi
98481 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi
98493 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98405?

98405 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2456, -122.4724.

What county is 98405 in?

98405 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98405?

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

What time zone is 98405 in?

98405 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98405?

About 25,939 people live in ZIP code 98405, in 11,421 households, at 6,328.1 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 98405?

$75,946 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98405?

The closest are 98416 (1.3 mi), 98411 (1.4 mi), 98412 (1.4 mi), 98413 (1.4 mi) and 98415 (1.4 mi).

Is 98405 a PO Box ZIP code?

98405 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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