What city is 98465 in?

98465 is a Tacoma, WA mailing address. By land area, 100% lies inside Tacoma.

What is the population of 98465?

About 7,178 people (±719), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 7,524.

What is the median household income in 98465?

$73,226 (±$17,119), 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 98465?

6 USPS carrier routes with 4,112 residential and 81 business mailboxes (4,192 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 98465?

The closest, measured center to center: 98406 (1.5 mi, Tacoma), 98466 (1.5 mi, University Place), 98416 (2.7 mi, Tacoma), 98407 (3 mi, Tacoma), 98405 (3.1 mi, Tacoma) and 98467 (3.6 mi, University Place).

98465 ZIP Code, Tacoma, WA

98465 is a ZIP code in Tacoma, Washington in Pierce County. It covers 1.6 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 98406, 98466 and 98416. 7,178 people live here in 3,620 households. At about 4,434 people per square mile it is built up to city-neighborhood density, and owners and renters are mixed (53% own). Median household income is $73,226, below the Washington median of $98,141.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Tacoma, WA
County: Pierce County
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Population: 7,178
Median household income: $73,226
Carrier routes: 6 (4,112 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	7,178
Households	3,620
Median household income	$73,226
Income per person	$54,417
Median age	42
Homeowners	53.1%
Median home value	$593,300
Median rent	$1,543
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%
Average commute (minutes)	27.4
Households with kids under 18	20.7%
Moved in the past year	12.5%
Below the poverty line	11.6%
Broadband internet	88.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	9.6%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	6.7%
$10–15K	2.8%
$15–25K	5.7%
$25–35K	2.7%
$35–50K	18.3%
$50–75K	14.5%
$75–100K	9.3%
$100–150K	13.0%
$150–200K	13.0%
$200K+	14.1%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	10.3%
10–19	7.0%
20–24	9.2%
25–34	14.9%
35–44	13.9%
45–54	9.4%
55–64	13.7%
65–74	10.2%
75+	11.4%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	34.5%
Owned outright	18.7%
Rented	46.0%
Vacant	0.8%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	57.6%
Townhome	2.2%
2–4 units	9.7%
5–19 units	13.9%
20+ units	16.6%
Mobile / other	0.0%

Businesses in 98465

102 business establishments with 1,327 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Health Care and Social Assistance: 27
Construction: 13
Accommodation and Food Services: 13
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 11
Other Services (except Public Administration): 11
Finance and Insurance: 6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 4
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 4

EDDM carrier routes

98465 has 6 USPS carrier routes with 4,112 residential and 81 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 98465

98465 has 6 USPS carrier routes (6 city (C)) with 4,112 residential and 81 business mailboxes. Routes range from 217 homes (C063) to 1,153 homes (C062); the median route has 622 homes. The Census counted 3,620 households in 98465 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	0
500–749	3
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	1
1,500+	0

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Route C066 — USPS business mailboxes 45, 582 homes
Route C061 — USPS business mailboxes 21, 923 homes
Route C064 — USPS business mailboxes 7, 662 homes
Route C062 — USPS business mailboxes 5, 1,153 homes
Route C065 — USPS business mailboxes 2, 575 homes

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Every carrier route in 98465

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C061	City	923	21	$70,018	—	—	—
C062	City	1,153	5	$70,018	—	—	—
C063	City	217	1	$65,787	—	—	—
C064	City	662	7	$65,787	—	—	—
C065	City	575	2	$115,539	—	—	—
C066	City	582	45	$59,123	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 98465 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

98406 — Tacoma city, WA (1.5 mi)
98466 — University Place city, WA (1.5 mi)
98416 — Tacoma city, WA (2.7 mi)
98407 — Tacoma city, WA (3 mi)
98405 — Tacoma city, WA (3.1 mi)
98467 — University Place city, WA (3.6 mi)
98403 — Tacoma city, WA (3.8 mi)
98409 — Tacoma city, WA (3.9 mi)

Areas that include 98465

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 98465, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 98465 in?: 98465 is a Tacoma, WA mailing address. By land area, 100% lies inside Tacoma.
What county is 98465 in?: 98465 is in Pierce County.
What is the population of 98465?: About 7,178 people (±719), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 7,524.
What is the median household income in 98465?: $73,226 (±$17,119), 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 98465?: 6 USPS carrier routes with 4,112 residential and 81 business mailboxes (4,192 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 98465?: The closest, measured center to center: 98406 (1.5 mi, Tacoma), 98466 (1.5 mi, University Place), 98416 (2.7 mi, Tacoma), 98407 (3 mi, Tacoma), 98405 (3.1 mi, Tacoma) and 98467 (3.6 mi, University Place).

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