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98424

ZIP 98424 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
11,816
Coordinates
47.2354, -122.3542
☼ Live from 98424 — Tacoma, WA

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Where 98424 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 98424
  • 🔢 Type 98424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1367. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000001111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98422 (Tacoma, WA, 4 mi away) and 98430 (Camp Murray, WA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98424 becomes 42489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24849, 24894, 24984, 28449, 29448, 29484, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28449 in Kure Beach, NC, 2,464 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,290 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98424 and you would come out at 47.24°S, 57.65°E — 595 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 6.3 square miles of land, 98424 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,816This ZIP11,816
Households4,355This ZIP4,355
Housing units4,596This ZIP4,596
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$94,122This ZIP$94,122Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$561,600This ZIP$561,600Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,890This ZIP$1,890Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density1,876.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,876.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments643This ZIP643
Employees17,527This ZIP17,527
Annual payroll$1,094,499,000This ZIP$1,094,499,000
Tax returns filed5,450This ZIP5,450
Total adjusted gross income$435,271,000This ZIP$435,271,000

Land area

Land area6.30 sq miThis ZIP6.30 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 98424

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ZIP codes near 98424

ZIPCityDistance
98354 Milton, WA 2.1 mi
98443 Tacoma, WA 2.3 mi
98421 Tacoma, WA 2.8 mi
98371 Puyallup, WA 2.9 mi
98404 Tacoma, WA 3.3 mi
98422 Tacoma, WA 4.2 mi
98411 Tacoma, WA 4.4 mi
98412 Tacoma, WA 4.4 mi
98413 Tacoma, WA 4.4 mi
98415 Tacoma, WA 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98424?

98424 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2354, -122.3542.

What county is 98424 in?

98424 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98424?

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

What time zone is 98424 in?

98424 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98424?

About 11,816 people live in ZIP code 98424, in 4,355 households, at 1,876.7 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 98424?

$94,122 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98424?

The closest are 98354 (2.1 mi), 98443 (2.3 mi), 98421 (2.8 mi), 98371 (2.9 mi) and 98404 (3.3 mi).

Is 98424 a PO Box ZIP code?

98424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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