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98409

ZIP 98409 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
27,843
Coordinates
47.2130, -122.4749
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Where 98409 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98409
  • 🔢 Type 98409 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,409 = 3 × 32803. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98408 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away) and 98411 (Tacoma, WA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98409 becomes 90489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04989, 09498, 09894, 48099, 48909, 49089, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09894 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,423 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 98409 and you would come out at 47.21°S, 57.53°E — 601 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 7.1 square miles of land, 98409 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,843This ZIP27,843
Households12,218This ZIP12,218
Housing units12,688This ZIP12,688
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,348This ZIP$73,348Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$394,500This ZIP$394,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,645This ZIP$1,645Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density3,899.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,899.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,152This ZIP1,152
Employees21,172This ZIP21,172
Annual payroll$1,146,447,000This ZIP$1,146,447,000
Tax returns filed12,350This ZIP12,350
Total adjusted gross income$702,766,000This ZIP$702,766,000

Land area

Land area7.14 sq miThis ZIP7.14 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 98409

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ZIP codes near 98409

ZIPCityDistance
98417 Tacoma, WA 0.6 mi
98419 Tacoma, WA 0.6 mi
98448 Tacoma, WA 0.6 mi
98490 Tacoma, WA 0.6 mi
98418 Tacoma, WA 1.5 mi
98408 Tacoma, WA 1.7 mi
98405 Tacoma, WA 2.3 mi
98404 Tacoma, WA 3.0 mi
98411 Tacoma, WA 3.1 mi
98412 Tacoma, WA 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98409?

98409 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2130, -122.4749.

What county is 98409 in?

98409 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98409?

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

What time zone is 98409 in?

98409 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98409?

About 27,843 people live in ZIP code 98409, in 12,218 households, at 3,899.0 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 98409?

$73,348 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98409?

The closest are 98417 (0.6 mi), 98419 (0.6 mi), 98448 (0.6 mi), 98490 (0.6 mi) and 98418 (1.5 mi).

Is 98409 a PO Box ZIP code?

98409 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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