98416
ZIP 98416 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
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Population
- 934
- Coordinates
- 47.2627, -122.4820
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Where 98416 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 98416 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,416 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 6151. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000001110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98415 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away) and 98417 (Tacoma, WA, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98416 becomes 61489 — and that is a real ZIP code: Williamsfield, IL, 1,655 miles away.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14869, 16849, 16948, 18469, 18946, 18964, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96814 in Honolulu, HI, 2,662 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
- 🎯1,296 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98416 and you would come out at 47.26°S, 57.52°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 0.088 square miles of land, 98416 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 43 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 934This ZIP934 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 20.3This ZIP20.3Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Mean commute | 9.5 minThis ZIP9.5 min |
| Population density | 10,613.6 / sq miThis ZIP10,613.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 98416
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 98416
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98403 | Tacoma, WA | 1.1 mi |
98405 | Tacoma, WA | 1.3 mi |
98406 | Tacoma, WA | 1.4 mi |
98402 | Tacoma, WA | 1.9 mi |
98401 | Tacoma, WA | 1.9 mi |
98411 | Tacoma, WA | 1.9 mi |
98412 | Tacoma, WA | 1.9 mi |
98413 | Tacoma, WA | 1.9 mi |
98415 | Tacoma, WA | 1.9 mi |
98431 | Tacoma, WA | 1.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98416?
98416 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2627, -122.4820.
What county is 98416 in?
98416 lies in Pierce County.
What area code is 98416?
Tacoma uses area code 253, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98416 in?
98416 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98416?
About 934 people live in ZIP code 98416, at 10,613.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 98416?
The closest are 98403 (1.1 mi), 98405 (1.3 mi), 98406 (1.4 mi), 98402 (1.9 mi) and 98401 (1.9 mi).
Is 98416 a PO Box ZIP code?
98416 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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