ZIP code · Tacoma · Washington · United States
ZIP code 98421 — Tacoma
ZIP code 98421 serves Tacoma, Washington.
- Postal code
- 98421Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Tacoma
- County
- Pierce FIPS 53053
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 47.2664, -122.4015 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 249 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 38 / sq mi
- Land area
- 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Per-capita income
- $16,785
- Median age
- 35.3
- Households
- 56
- Housing units
- 78
- Median gross rent
- $1,273 / month
- Congressional district
- WA-6 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 9a (20 to 25 °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
- 253Telephone 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 98421
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 77°F), coldest Dec (avg low 37°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 48 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 37 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TACOMA #1 (1.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 98421
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 16 restaurants & cafés
- 5 bars & pubs
- 2 parks
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 2 places of worship
- 5 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 4 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