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98443

ZIP 98443 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
5,558
Coordinates
47.2050, -122.3727
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Where 98443 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98443
  • 🔢 Type 98443 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 98443 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000010001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98439 (Lakewood, WA, 8 mi away) and 98444 (Tacoma, WA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98443 becomes 34489 — and that is a real ZIP code: Silver Springs, FL, 2,477 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34489, 34498, 34948, 34984, 38449, 38944, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34984 in Port Saint Lucie, FL, 2,648 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 98443 and you would come out at 47.21°S, 57.63°E — 597 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 29m.
  • 📏 At 5.4 square miles of land, 98443 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,558This ZIP5,558
Households2,221This ZIP2,221
Housing units2,298This ZIP2,298
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$105,035This ZIP$105,035Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$519,100This ZIP$519,100Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,823This ZIP$1,823Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density1,024.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,024.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments84This ZIP84
Employees788This ZIP788
Annual payroll$66,297,000This ZIP$66,297,000
Tax returns filed2,730This ZIP2,730
Total adjusted gross income$259,844,000This ZIP$259,844,000

Land area

Land area5.42 sq miThis ZIP5.42 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 98443

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

ZIP codes near 98443

ZIPCityDistance
98404 Tacoma, WA 1.9 mi
98424 Tacoma, WA 2.3 mi
98371 Puyallup, WA 2.5 mi
98408 Tacoma, WA 3.5 mi
98418 Tacoma, WA 3.7 mi
98421 Tacoma, WA 4.1 mi
98354 Milton, WA 4.2 mi
98373 Puyallup, WA 4.5 mi
98411 Tacoma, WA 4.7 mi
98412 Tacoma, WA 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98443?

98443 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2050, -122.3727.

What county is 98443 in?

98443 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98443?

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

What time zone is 98443 in?

98443 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98443?

About 5,558 people live in ZIP code 98443, in 2,221 households, at 1,024.7 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 98443?

$105,035 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98443?

The closest are 98404 (1.9 mi), 98424 (2.3 mi), 98371 (2.5 mi), 98408 (3.5 mi) and 98418 (3.7 mi).

Is 98443 a PO Box ZIP code?

98443 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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