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98465

ZIP 98465 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
7,178
Coordinates
47.2513, -122.5374
☼ Live from 98465 — Tacoma, WA

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Where 98465 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 98465
  • 🔢 Type 98465 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SghBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,465 = 5 × 47 × 419. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000010100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98464 (Tacoma, WA, 4 mi away) and 98466 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98465 becomes 56489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45698, 45869, 45896, 46859, 46895, 46958, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96548 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,027 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,298 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98465 and you would come out at 47.25°S, 57.46°E — 603 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 28m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 98465 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,178This ZIP7,178
Households3,620This ZIP3,620
Housing units3,650This ZIP3,650
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,226This ZIP$73,226Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$593,300This ZIP$593,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,543This ZIP$1,543Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%This ZIP43.9%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density4,433.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,433.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments102This ZIP102
Employees1,327This ZIP1,327
Annual payroll$51,771,000This ZIP$51,771,000
Tax returns filed3,640This ZIP3,640
Total adjusted gross income$324,770,000This ZIP$324,770,000

Land area

Land area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Other place names in 98465

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ZIP codes near 98465

ZIPCityDistance
98406 Tacoma, WA 1.5 mi
98466 Tacoma, WA 1.5 mi
98416 Tacoma, WA 2.7 mi
98407 Tacoma, WA 3.0 mi
98405 Tacoma, WA 3.1 mi
98467 University Place, WA 3.6 mi
98403 Tacoma, WA 3.8 mi
98409 Tacoma, WA 3.9 mi
98417 Tacoma, WA 4.1 mi
98419 Tacoma, WA 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98465?

98465 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2513, -122.5374.

What county is 98465 in?

98465 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98465?

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

What time zone is 98465 in?

98465 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98465?

About 7,178 people live in ZIP code 98465, in 3,620 households, at 4,433.6 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 98465?

$73,226 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98465?

The closest are 98406 (1.5 mi), 98466 (1.5 mi), 98416 (2.7 mi), 98407 (3 mi) and 98405 (3.1 mi).

Is 98465 a PO Box ZIP code?

98465 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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