98447
ZIP 98447 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
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Population
- 921
- Coordinates
- 47.1453, -122.4436
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Where 98447 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.
- 🔢 Type 98447 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 98,447 = 17 × 5791. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000000010001111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98446 (Tacoma, WA, 3 mi away) and 98448 (Tacoma, WA, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 98447 becomes 74489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47849, 47948, 47984, 48749, 49748, 49784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48749 in Omer, MI, 1,856 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
- 🎯1,292 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98447 and you would come out at 47.15°S, 57.56°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 0.114 square miles of land, 98447 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 55 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 921This ZIP921 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 20.4This ZIP20.4Washington38.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Mean commute | 10.4 minThis ZIP10.4 min |
| Population density | 8,078.9 / sq miThis ZIP8,078.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,682This ZIP1,682 |
| Annual payroll | $46,061,000This ZIP$46,061,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 98447
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 98447
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
98444 | Tacoma, WA | 0.5 mi |
98445 | Tacoma, WA | 1.9 mi |
98438 | Mcchord Afb, WA | 2.4 mi |
98439 | Lakewood, WA | 2.9 mi |
98499 | Lakewood, WA | 3.3 mi |
98446 | Tacoma, WA | 3.3 mi |
98496 | Lakewood, WA | 3.4 mi |
98408 | Tacoma, WA | 3.6 mi |
98497 | Lakewood, WA | 4.0 mi |
98417 | Tacoma, WA | 4.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 98447?
98447 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1453, -122.4436.
What county is 98447 in?
98447 lies in Pierce County.
What area code is 98447?
Tacoma uses area code 253, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 98447 in?
98447 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 98447?
About 921 people live in ZIP code 98447, at 8,078.9 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 98447?
The closest are 98444 (0.5 mi), 98445 (1.9 mi), 98438 (2.4 mi), 98439 (2.9 mi) and 98499 (3.3 mi).
Is 98447 a PO Box ZIP code?
98447 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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