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98444

ZIP 98444 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
35,754
Coordinates
47.1523, -122.4489
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Where 98444 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98444
  • 🔢 Type 98444 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,444 = 2 × 2 × 24611. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98443 (Tacoma, WA, 5 mi away) and 98445 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98444 becomes 44489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44849, 48449, 49448, 89444). The farthest-flung twin is 44849 in Nevada, OH, 1,981 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98444 and you would come out at 47.15°S, 57.55°E — 601 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 6.9 square miles of land, 98444 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,754This ZIP35,754
Households13,094This ZIP13,094
Housing units14,109This ZIP14,109
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$65,342This ZIP$65,342Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$416,400This ZIP$416,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,647This ZIP$1,647Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density5,147.4 / sq miThis ZIP5,147.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments698This ZIP698
Employees7,745This ZIP7,745
Annual payroll$367,320,000This ZIP$367,320,000
Tax returns filed15,650This ZIP15,650
Total adjusted gross income$846,084,000This ZIP$846,084,000

Land area

Land area6.95 sq miThis ZIP6.95 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 98444

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

ZIP codes near 98444

ZIPCityDistance
98447 Tacoma, WA 0.5 mi
98445 Tacoma, WA 2.3 mi
98438 Mcchord Afb, WA 2.4 mi
98499 Lakewood, WA 2.9 mi
98439 Lakewood, WA 2.9 mi
98496 Lakewood, WA 3.0 mi
98408 Tacoma, WA 3.1 mi
98497 Lakewood, WA 3.5 mi
98446 Tacoma, WA 3.7 mi
98417 Tacoma, WA 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98444?

98444 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1523, -122.4489.

What county is 98444 in?

98444 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98444?

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

What time zone is 98444 in?

98444 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98444?

About 35,754 people live in ZIP code 98444, in 13,094 households, at 5,147.4 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 98444?

$65,342 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98444?

The closest are 98447 (0.5 mi), 98445 (2.3 mi), 98438 (2.4 mi), 98499 (2.9 mi) and 98439 (2.9 mi).

Is 98444 a PO Box ZIP code?

98444 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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