ZIP code · Lakewood · Washington · United States
ZIP code 98498 — Lakewood
ZIP code 98498 serves Lakewood, Washington.
- Postal code
- 98498Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Lakewood
- County
- Pierce FIPS 53053
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 47.1591, -122.5485 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 28,940 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 2,910 / sq mi
- Land area
- 9.9 sq mi (25.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $88,382
- Per-capita income
- $48,073
- Median age
- 41.4
- Households
- 11,854
- Housing units
- 12,842
- Median home value
- $458,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,604 / month
- Congressional district
- WA-10 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles (UTC−8 / UTC−7 DST)
- Area code
- 253 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 98498
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 76°F), coldest Dec (avg low 36°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 51 | 46 |
| Avg low °F | 36 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 40 | 36 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TACOMA NARROWS AP (7.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 98498
- 12 schools
- 3 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 30 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 8 parks
- 16 playgrounds
- 9 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 12 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 5 gas stations
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page