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98438

ZIP 98438 is Mcchord Afb, Washington, in Pierce County; area code 253; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
613
Coordinates
47.1350, -122.4921
☼ Live from 98438 — Mcchord Afb, WA

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Where 98438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98438
  • 🔢 Type 98438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,438 = 2 × 83 × 593. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98433 (Tacoma, WA, 6 mi away) and 98439 (Lakewood, WA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98438 becomes 83489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34988, 38849, 38948, 43988, 48893, 49838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34988 in Port Saint Lucie, FL, 2,638 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 98438 and you would come out at 47.14°S, 57.51°E — 604 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 29m.
  • 📏 At 0.962 square miles of land, 98438 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 466 football fields.
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People and housing

Population613This ZIP613
Households58This ZIP58
Housing units58This ZIP58
Median age22.4This ZIP22.4Washington38.3US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher44.3%This ZIP44.3%
Mean commute9.2 minThis ZIP9.2 min
Population density637.2 / sq miThis ZIP637.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees166This ZIP166
Annual payroll$14,889,000This ZIP$14,889,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$13,884,000This ZIP$13,884,000

Land area

Land area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98438

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

ZIP codes near 98438

ZIPCityDistance
98439 Lakewood, WA 0.6 mi
98499 Lakewood, WA 2.3 mi
98496 Lakewood, WA 2.3 mi
98444 Tacoma, WA 2.4 mi
98447 Tacoma, WA 2.4 mi
98497 Lakewood, WA 2.8 mi
98498 Lakewood, WA 3.5 mi
98430 Camp Murray, WA 3.8 mi
98445 Tacoma, WA 4.1 mi
98408 Tacoma, WA 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98438?

98438 is in Mcchord Afb, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1350, -122.4921.

What county is 98438 in?

98438 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98438?

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

What time zone is 98438 in?

98438 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98438?

About 613 people live in ZIP code 98438, in 58 households, at 637.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 98438?

The closest are 98439 (0.6 mi), 98499 (2.3 mi), 98496 (2.3 mi), 98444 (2.4 mi) and 98447 (2.4 mi).

Is 98438 a PO Box ZIP code?

98438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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