What city is 98404 in?

98404 is a Tacoma, WA mailing address. By land area, 82% lies inside Tacoma, 12% lies inside Midland and 6% lies inside Waller.

What is the population of 98404?

About 35,961 people (±2,030), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 35,172.

What is the median household income in 98404?

$82,191 (±$5,261), compared with $98,141 for Washington as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 98404?

20 USPS carrier routes with 12,166 residential and 329 business mailboxes (12,495 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 98404?

The closest, measured center to center: 98408 (1.8 mi, Tacoma), 98418 (1.9 mi, Tacoma), 98443 (1.9 mi, Waller), 98409 (3 mi, Tacoma), 98424 (3.3 mi, Fife) and 98402 (3.5 mi, Tacoma).

98404 ZIP Code, Tacoma, WA

98404 is a ZIP code in Tacoma, Washington in Pierce County. It covers 7.1 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 98408, 98418 and 98443. 35,961 people live here in 12,435 households. At about 5,094 people per square mile it is built up to city-neighborhood density, and owners and renters are mixed (69% own). Median household income is $82,191, below the Washington median of $98,141; 42% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Tacoma, WA
County: Pierce County
Land area: 7.1 sq mi
Population: 35,961
Median household income: $82,191
Carrier routes: 20 (12,166 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	35,961
Households	12,435
Median household income	$82,191
Income per person	$33,598
Median age	35.1
Homeowners	68.6%
Median home value	$413,900
Median rent	$1,483
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%
Average commute (minutes)	34.1
Households with kids under 18	41.7%
Moved in the past year	14.0%
Below the poverty line	14.4%
Broadband internet	95.5%
Speak a non-English language at home	33.1%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.4%
$10–15K	2.5%
$15–25K	4.8%
$25–35K	5.8%
$35–50K	8.8%
$50–75K	17.0%
$75–100K	18.4%
$100–150K	20.8%
$150–200K	9.6%
$200K+	8.0%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	13.3%
10–19	14.7%
20–24	5.7%
25–34	16.0%
35–44	16.4%
45–54	11.8%
55–64	10.1%
65–74	8.1%
75+	3.9%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	47.8%
Owned outright	18.1%
Rented	30.0%
Vacant	4.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	75.8%
Townhome	4.9%
2–4 units	5.6%
5–19 units	4.7%
20+ units	5.3%
Mobile / other	3.5%

Businesses in 98404

393 business establishments with 5,446 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 102
Health Care and Social Assistance: 42
Retail Trade: 41
Accommodation and Food Services: 40
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 37
Other Services (except Public Administration): 37
Transportation and Warehousing: 23
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 22

EDDM carrier routes

98404 has 20 USPS carrier routes with 12,166 residential and 329 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 98404

98404 has 20 USPS carrier routes (20 city (C)) with 12,166 residential and 329 business mailboxes. Routes range from 58 homes (C005) to 938 homes (C032); the median route has 625 homes. The Census counted 12,435 households in 98404 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	6
500–749	8
750–999	5
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C030 — USPS business mailboxes 71, 810 homes
Route C012 — USPS business mailboxes 36, 631 homes
Route C032 — USPS business mailboxes 31, 938 homes
Route C022 — USPS business mailboxes 24, 495 homes
Route C010 — USPS business mailboxes 22, 464 homes

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Every carrier route in 98404

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	493	8	$75,459	—	—	—
C002	City	763	8	$83,371	—	—	—
C003	City	642	0	$100,599	—	—	—
C004	City	556	11	$57,095	—	—	—
C005	City	58	10	$73,745	—	—	—
C006	City	815	12	$52,701	—	—	—
C007	City	729	5	$94,266	—	—	—
C008	City	729	20	$92,176	—	—	—
C010	City	464	22	$73,745	—	—	—
C011	City	520	15	$86,381	—	—	—
C012	City	631	36	$102,376	—	—	—
C013	City	663	3	$86,381	—	—	—
C014	City	467	6	$75,488	—	—	—
C016	City	618	14	$92,176	—	—	—
C017	City	471	19	$84,186	—	—	—
C021	City	816	4	$38,517	—	—	—
C022	City	495	24	$83,735	—	—	—
C023	City	488	10	$84,186	—	—	—
C030	City	810	71	$52,701	—	—	—
C032	City	938	31	$70,605	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 98404 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

98408 — Tacoma city, WA (1.8 mi)
98418 — Tacoma city, WA (1.9 mi)
98443 — Waller CDP, WA (1.9 mi)
98409 — Tacoma city, WA (3 mi)
98424 — Fife city, WA (3.3 mi)
98402 — Tacoma city, WA (3.5 mi)
98421 — Tacoma city, WA (3.6 mi)
98405 — Tacoma city, WA (3.8 mi)

Areas that include 98404

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ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 98404, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 98404 in?: 98404 is a Tacoma, WA mailing address. By land area, 82% lies inside Tacoma, 12% lies inside Midland and 6% lies inside Waller.
What county is 98404 in?: 98404 is in Pierce County.
What is the population of 98404?: About 35,961 people (±2,030), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 35,172.
What is the median household income in 98404?: $82,191 (±$5,261), compared with $98,141 for Washington as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 98404?: 20 USPS carrier routes with 12,166 residential and 329 business mailboxes (12,495 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 98404?: The closest, measured center to center: 98408 (1.8 mi, Tacoma), 98418 (1.9 mi, Tacoma), 98443 (1.9 mi, Waller), 98409 (3 mi, Tacoma), 98424 (3.3 mi, Fife) and 98402 (3.5 mi, Tacoma).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.