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98439

ZIP 98439 is in Lakewood, Washington, in Pierce County; area code 253; Pacific time. Lakewood has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 98496, 98497, 98498 and 98499.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
5,671
Coordinates
47.1309, -122.5022
☼ Live from 98439 — Lakewood, WA

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Where 98439 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 98439
  • 🔢 Type 98439 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,439 = 3 × 11 × 19 × 157. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98438 (Mcchord Afb, WA, 1 mi away) and 98443 (Tacoma, WA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98439 becomes 93489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38949, 49839, 49893, 49938, 89439, 94938, …). The farthest-flung twin is 38949 in Paris, MS, 1,931 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98439 and you would come out at 47.13°S, 57.50°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 5.4 square miles of land, 98439 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,671This ZIP5,671
Households2,139This ZIP2,139
Housing units2,416This ZIP2,416
Median age25.1This ZIP25.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$50,509This ZIP$50,509Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,873This ZIP$1,873Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%This ZIP10.4%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density1,042.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,042.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees568This ZIP568
Annual payroll$28,133,000This ZIP$28,133,000
Tax returns filed1,690This ZIP1,690
Total adjusted gross income$78,371,000This ZIP$78,371,000

Land area

Land area5.44 sq miThis ZIP5.44 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 98439

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

ZIP codes near 98439

ZIPCityDistance
98438 Mcchord Afb, WA 0.6 mi
98499 Lakewood, WA 2.5 mi
98496 Lakewood, WA 2.5 mi
98444 Tacoma, WA 2.9 mi
98447 Tacoma, WA 2.9 mi
98497 Lakewood, WA 2.9 mi
98430 Camp Murray, WA 3.3 mi
98498 Lakewood, WA 3.3 mi
98445 Tacoma, WA 4.6 mi
98417 Tacoma, WA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98439?

98439 is in Lakewood, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1309, -122.5022.

What county is 98439 in?

98439 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98439?

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

What time zone is 98439 in?

98439 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98439?

About 5,671 people live in ZIP code 98439, in 2,139 households, at 1,042.1 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 98439?

$50,509 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98439?

The closest are 98438 (0.6 mi), 98499 (2.5 mi), 98496 (2.5 mi), 98444 (2.9 mi) and 98447 (2.9 mi).

Is 98439 a PO Box ZIP code?

98439 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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