98422
ZIP 98422 is in Tacoma, Washington, mostly in Pierce County; area code 253; Pacific time. Tacoma has 35 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Pierce +1 more
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Population
- 21,644
- Coordinates
- 47.2904, -122.3924
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Where 98422 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 98422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,422 = 2 × 49211. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000001110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98421 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away) and 98424 (Tacoma, WA, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98422 becomes 22489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22849, 22948, 24829, 24892, 28429, 29482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28429 in Castle Hayne, NC, 2,453 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 98422 and you would come out at 47.29°S, 57.61°E — 596 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 7.0 square miles of land, 98422 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 21,644This ZIP21,644 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8,038This ZIP8,038 |
| Housing units | 8,313This ZIP8,313 |
| Median age | 40.0This ZIP40.0Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $118,604This ZIP$118,604Washington$98,141US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $663,800This ZIP$663,800Washington$564,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,180This ZIP$2,180Washington$1,760US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.8%This ZIP40.8% |
| Mean commute | 33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min |
| Population density | 3,085.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,085.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 293This ZIP293 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,990This ZIP1,990 |
| Annual payroll | $125,534,000This ZIP$125,534,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 10,480This ZIP10,480 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,200,605,000This ZIP$1,200,605,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.01 sq miThis ZIP7.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi |
Counties 98422 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Pierce County | 98.1% |
| King County | 1.9% |
Other place names in 98422
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 98422
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98023 | Federal Way, WA | 2.0 mi |
98421 | Tacoma, WA | 2.1 mi |
98402 | Tacoma, WA | 3.5 mi |
98401 | Tacoma, WA | 3.5 mi |
98411 | Tacoma, WA | 3.6 mi |
98412 | Tacoma, WA | 3.6 mi |
98413 | Tacoma, WA | 3.6 mi |
98415 | Tacoma, WA | 3.6 mi |
98431 | Tacoma, WA | 3.6 mi |
98464 | Tacoma, WA | 3.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98422?
98422 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2904, -122.3924.
What county is 98422 in?
98422 spans 2 counties: Pierce County and King County. Most of it falls in Pierce County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 98422?
Tacoma uses area code 253, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98422 in?
98422 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98422?
About 21,644 people live in ZIP code 98422, in 8,038 households, at 3,085.8 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 98422?
$118,604 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.
What ZIP codes are near 98422?
The closest are 98023 (2 mi), 98421 (2.1 mi), 98402 (3.5 mi), 98401 (3.5 mi) and 98411 (3.6 mi).
Is 98422 a PO Box ZIP code?
98422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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