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98433

ZIP 98433 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
22,493
Coordinates
47.0923, -122.6081
☼ Live from 98433 — Tacoma, WA

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Where 98433 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 98433
  • 🔢 Type 98433 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,433 = 3 × 3 × 10937. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98431 (Tacoma, WA, 14 mi away) and 98438 (Mcchord Afb, WA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98433 becomes 33489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33498, 33849, 33948, 34983, 38943, 39348, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33498 in Boca Raton, FL, 2,702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,299 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98433 and you would come out at 47.09°S, 57.39°E — 610 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 33.5 square miles of land, 98433 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,493This ZIP22,493
Households4,397This ZIP4,397
Housing units4,915This ZIP4,915
Median age23.0This ZIP23.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$60,158This ZIP$60,158Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,312This ZIP$2,312Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute10.9 minThis ZIP10.9 min
Population density671.4 / sq miThis ZIP671.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees1,248This ZIP1,248
Annual payroll$71,679,000This ZIP$71,679,000
Tax returns filed5,580This ZIP5,580
Total adjusted gross income$269,696,000This ZIP$269,696,000

Land area

Land area33.50 sq miThis ZIP33.50 sq mi
Water area1.23 sq miThis ZIP1.23 sq mi

Other place names in 98433

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

ZIP codes near 98433

ZIPCityDistance
98430 Camp Murray, WA 2.5 mi
98327 Dupont, WA 2.7 mi
98498 Lakewood, WA 5.2 mi
98303 Anderson Island, WA 5.3 mi
98439 Lakewood, WA 5.6 mi
98438 Mcchord Afb, WA 6.2 mi
98497 Lakewood, WA 6.9 mi
98496 Lakewood, WA 6.9 mi
98499 Lakewood, WA 7.0 mi
98467 University Place, WA 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98433?

98433 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0923, -122.6081.

What county is 98433 in?

98433 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98433?

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

What time zone is 98433 in?

98433 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98433?

About 22,493 people live in ZIP code 98433, in 4,397 households, at 671.4 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 98433?

$60,158 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98433?

The closest are 98430 (2.5 mi), 98327 (2.7 mi), 98498 (5.2 mi), 98303 (5.3 mi) and 98439 (5.6 mi).

Is 98433 a PO Box ZIP code?

98433 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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