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98408

ZIP 98408 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
21,009
Coordinates
47.1974, -122.4465
☼ Live from 98408 — Tacoma, WA

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Where 98408 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98408
  • 🔢 Type 98408 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,408 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 12301. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98407 (Tacoma, WA, 7 mi away) and 98409 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98408 becomes 80489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04988, 09848, 09884, 40988, 48089, 48098, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09848 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,424 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98408 and you would come out at 47.20°S, 57.55°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 29m.
  • 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 98408 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,009This ZIP21,009
Households8,134This ZIP8,134
Housing units8,459This ZIP8,459
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$80,899This ZIP$80,899Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$410,500This ZIP$410,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,654This ZIP$1,654Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density6,159.2 / sq miThis ZIP6,159.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments321This ZIP321
Employees3,379This ZIP3,379
Annual payroll$150,712,000This ZIP$150,712,000
Tax returns filed9,750This ZIP9,750
Total adjusted gross income$609,994,000This ZIP$609,994,000

Land area

Land area3.41 sq miThis ZIP3.41 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 98408

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ZIP codes near 98408

ZIPCityDistance
98409 Tacoma, WA 1.7 mi
98417 Tacoma, WA 1.8 mi
98419 Tacoma, WA 1.8 mi
98448 Tacoma, WA 1.8 mi
98490 Tacoma, WA 1.8 mi
98418 Tacoma, WA 1.8 mi
98404 Tacoma, WA 1.8 mi
98444 Tacoma, WA 3.1 mi
98443 Tacoma, WA 3.5 mi
98499 Lakewood, WA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98408?

98408 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1974, -122.4465.

What county is 98408 in?

98408 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98408?

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

What time zone is 98408 in?

98408 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98408?

About 21,009 people live in ZIP code 98408, in 8,134 households, at 6,159.2 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 98408?

$80,899 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98408?

The closest are 98409 (1.7 mi), 98417 (1.8 mi), 98419 (1.8 mi), 98448 (1.8 mi) and 98490 (1.8 mi).

Is 98408 a PO Box ZIP code?

98408 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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