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98446

ZIP 98446 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
14,634
Coordinates
47.1319, -122.3758
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Where 98446 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98446
  • 🔢 Type 98446 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,446 = 2 × 49223. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98445 (Tacoma, WA, 1 mi away) and 98447 (Tacoma, WA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98446 becomes 64489 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stanberry, MO, 1,461 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44689, 46984, 48469, 48649, 49468, 49648, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96844 in Honolulu, HI, 2,660 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98446 and you would come out at 47.13°S, 57.62°E — 599 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 10.9 square miles of land, 98446 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,634This ZIP14,634
Households5,257This ZIP5,257
Housing units5,579This ZIP5,579
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$101,938This ZIP$101,938Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$487,500This ZIP$487,500Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,991This ZIP$1,991Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density1,343.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,343.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments240This ZIP240
Employees3,428This ZIP3,428
Annual payroll$248,262,000This ZIP$248,262,000
Tax returns filed6,060This ZIP6,060
Total adjusted gross income$478,434,000This ZIP$478,434,000

Land area

Land area10.89 sq miThis ZIP10.89 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 98446

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ZIP codes near 98446

ZIPCityDistance
98445 Tacoma, WA 1.4 mi
98373 Puyallup, WA 2.7 mi
98375 Puyallup, WA 3.0 mi
98447 Tacoma, WA 3.3 mi
98444 Tacoma, WA 3.7 mi
98387 Spanaway, WA 4.9 mi
98443 Tacoma, WA 5.1 mi
98374 Puyallup, WA 5.3 mi
98371 Puyallup, WA 5.4 mi
98438 Mcchord Afb, WA 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98446?

98446 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1319, -122.3758.

What county is 98446 in?

98446 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98446?

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

What time zone is 98446 in?

98446 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98446?

About 14,634 people live in ZIP code 98446, in 5,257 households, at 1,343.9 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 98446?

$101,938 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98446?

The closest are 98445 (1.4 mi), 98373 (2.7 mi), 98375 (3 mi), 98447 (3.3 mi) and 98444 (3.7 mi).

Is 98446 a PO Box ZIP code?

98446 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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