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98418

ZIP 98418 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
10,264
Coordinates
47.2232, -122.4464
☼ Live from 98418 — Tacoma, WA

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Where 98418 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98418
  • 🔢 Type 98418 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,418 = 2 × 3 × 47 × 349. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98417 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away) and 98419 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98418 becomes 81489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14889, 14898, 19884, 48189, 48198, 48819, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19884 in Wilmington, DE, 2,370 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98418 and you would come out at 47.22°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 28m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 98418 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,264This ZIP10,264
Households4,284This ZIP4,284
Housing units4,558This ZIP4,558
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$89,706This ZIP$89,706Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$413,400This ZIP$413,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,639This ZIP$1,639Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density6,084.2 / sq miThis ZIP6,084.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments165This ZIP165
Employees1,242This ZIP1,242
Annual payroll$57,356,000This ZIP$57,356,000
Tax returns filed4,710This ZIP4,710
Total adjusted gross income$308,062,000This ZIP$308,062,000

Land area

Land area1.69 sq miThis ZIP1.69 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98418

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 98418

ZIPCityDistance
98409 Tacoma, WA 1.5 mi
98408 Tacoma, WA 1.8 mi
98404 Tacoma, WA 1.9 mi
98405 Tacoma, WA 2.0 mi
98411 Tacoma, WA 2.1 mi
98412 Tacoma, WA 2.1 mi
98413 Tacoma, WA 2.1 mi
98415 Tacoma, WA 2.1 mi
98431 Tacoma, WA 2.1 mi
98464 Tacoma, WA 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98418?

98418 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2232, -122.4464.

What county is 98418 in?

98418 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98418?

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

What time zone is 98418 in?

98418 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98418?

About 10,264 people live in ZIP code 98418, in 4,284 households, at 6,084.2 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 98418?

$89,706 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98418?

The closest are 98409 (1.5 mi), 98408 (1.8 mi), 98404 (1.9 mi), 98405 (2 mi) and 98411 (2.1 mi).

Is 98418 a PO Box ZIP code?

98418 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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