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98421

ZIP 98421 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
424
Coordinates
47.2606, -122.4002
☼ Live from 98421 — Tacoma, WA

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Where 98421 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98421
  • 🔢 Type 98421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,421 = 3 × 53 × 619. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98419 (Tacoma, WA, 5 mi away) and 98422 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98421 becomes 12489 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wawarsing, NY, 2,360 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12489, 12498, 12849, 14892, 18249, 18924, …). The farthest-flung twin is 21849 in Parsonsburg, MD, 2,418 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,292 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98421 and you would come out at 47.26°S, 57.60°E — 597 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 6.5 square miles of land, 98421 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population424This ZIP424
Households95This ZIP95
Housing units108This ZIP108
Median age33.1This ZIP33.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$26,307This ZIP$26,307Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,083This ZIP$1,083Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Population density65.2 / sq miThis ZIP65.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments316This ZIP316
Employees9,060This ZIP9,060
Annual payroll$704,936,000This ZIP$704,936,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$6,642,000This ZIP$6,642,000

Land area

Land area6.50 sq miThis ZIP6.50 sq mi
Water area1.35 sq miThis ZIP1.35 sq mi

Other place names in 98421

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ZIP codes near 98421

ZIPCityDistance
98422 Tacoma, WA 2.1 mi
98402 Tacoma, WA 2.1 mi
98401 Tacoma, WA 2.1 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
98471 Tacoma, WA 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98421?

98421 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2606, -122.4002.

What county is 98421 in?

98421 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98421?

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

What time zone is 98421 in?

98421 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98421?

About 424 people live in ZIP code 98421, in 95 households, at 65.2 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 98421?

$26,307 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98421?

The closest are 98422 (2.1 mi), 98402 (2.1 mi), 98401 (2.1 mi), 98411 (2.1 mi) and 98412 (2.1 mi).

Is 98421 a PO Box ZIP code?

98421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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