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98498

ZIP 98498 is in Lakewood, Washington, in Pierce County; area code 253; Pacific time. Lakewood has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 98439, 98496, 98497 and 98499.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Pierce
Population
29,209
Coordinates
47.1596, -122.5579
☼ Live from 98498 — Lakewood, WA

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Where 98498 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98498
  • 🔢 Type 98498 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGhBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,498 = 2 × 17 × 2897. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98497 (Lakewood, WA, 2 mi away) and 98499 (Lakewood, WA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98498 becomes 89489, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (98849, 98948). The farthest-flung twin is 98849 in Riverside, WA, 174 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 98498 and you would come out at 47.16°S, 57.44°E — 606 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 9.9 square miles of land, 98498 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,209This ZIP29,209
Households11,857This ZIP11,857
Housing units12,918This ZIP12,918
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$91,664This ZIP$91,664Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$506,300This ZIP$506,300Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,711This ZIP$1,711Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density2,937.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,937.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments331This ZIP331
Employees4,620This ZIP4,620
Annual payroll$315,681,000This ZIP$315,681,000
Tax returns filed13,770This ZIP13,770
Total adjusted gross income$1,204,592,000This ZIP$1,204,592,000

Land area

Land area9.94 sq miThis ZIP9.94 sq mi
Water area1.33 sq miThis ZIP1.33 sq mi

Other place names in 98498

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

ZIP codes near 98498

ZIPCityDistance
98497 Lakewood, WA 2.0 mi
98496 Lakewood, WA 2.4 mi
98499 Lakewood, WA 2.5 mi
98430 Camp Murray, WA 3.0 mi
98467 University Place, WA 3.1 mi
98439 Lakewood, WA 3.3 mi
98438 Mcchord Afb, WA 3.5 mi
98417 Tacoma, WA 4.8 mi
98419 Tacoma, WA 4.8 mi
98448 Tacoma, WA 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98498?

98498 is in Lakewood, Washington, in Pierce County, part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1596, -122.5579.

What county is 98498 in?

98498 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 98498?

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

What time zone is 98498 in?

98498 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98498?

About 29,209 people live in ZIP code 98498, in 11,857 households, at 2,937.3 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 98498?

$91,664 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98498?

The closest are 98497 (2 mi), 98496 (2.4 mi), 98499 (2.5 mi), 98430 (3 mi) and 98467 (3.1 mi).

Is 98498 a PO Box ZIP code?

98498 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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