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98466

ZIP 98466 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
30,327
Coordinates
47.2290, -122.5381
☼ Live from 98466 — Tacoma, WA

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Where 98466 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 98466
  • 🔢 Type 98466 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gghBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,466 = 2 × 3 × 16411. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000010100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98465 (Tacoma, WA, 2 mi away) and 98467 (University Place, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98466 becomes 66489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46869, 46896, 46968, 46986, 49668, 49686, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96468 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,456 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 98466 and you would come out at 47.23°S, 57.46°E — 604 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 6.2 square miles of land, 98466 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,327This ZIP30,327
Households12,118This ZIP12,118
Housing units12,509This ZIP12,509
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$101,778This ZIP$101,778Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$602,400This ZIP$602,400Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,843This ZIP$1,843Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%This ZIP44.7%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density4,876.5 / sq miThis ZIP4,876.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments794This ZIP794
Employees6,735This ZIP6,735
Annual payroll$332,091,000This ZIP$332,091,000
Tax returns filed14,130This ZIP14,130
Total adjusted gross income$1,331,883,000This ZIP$1,331,883,000

Land area

Land area6.22 sq miThis ZIP6.22 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Other place names in 98466

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ZIP codes near 98466

ZIPCityDistance
98465 Tacoma, WA 1.5 mi
98467 University Place, WA 2.3 mi
98406 Tacoma, WA 2.7 mi
98417 Tacoma, WA 3.1 mi
98419 Tacoma, WA 3.1 mi
98448 Tacoma, WA 3.1 mi
98490 Tacoma, WA 3.1 mi
98409 Tacoma, WA 3.2 mi
98405 Tacoma, WA 3.3 mi
98416 Tacoma, WA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98466?

98466 is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2290, -122.5381.

What county is 98466 in?

98466 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98466?

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

What time zone is 98466 in?

98466 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98466?

About 30,327 people live in ZIP code 98466, in 12,118 households, at 4,876.5 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 98466?

$101,778 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98466?

The closest are 98465 (1.5 mi), 98467 (2.3 mi), 98406 (2.7 mi), 98417 (3.1 mi) and 98419 (3.1 mi).

Is 98466 a PO Box ZIP code?

98466 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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