| City: | Tacoma, Washington |
| County: | Pierce County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:16:46 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 253 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 47.2725, -122.4881 |
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ZIP code 98417 exists as a point location within Tacoma's North End neighborhood in Pierce County, Washington. Created in October 2006, this isn't a traditional geographic ZIP code. It's a dedicated postal point enclosed within the larger 98407 ZIP code. The single street address (N 27th St) and 59 unit-designated delivery records suggest a large commercial or institutional facility that warranted its own ZIP assignment.
The post office maintains 453 PO Boxes at this location, serving 286 business delivery points. There's no residential population assigned to this ZIP. Street delivery exists through a single city carrier route, but this ZIP functions primarily as a business mail hub. Standard sibling ZIPs in Tacoma handle residential delivery for the surrounding area. Mail addressed here reaches a specific facility rather than a residential neighborhood.
Only one street exists in this ZIP, with unit designators suggesting a multi-tenant commercial building.
ZIP Code 98417 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 11 business establishments, employing about 32 people with an annual payroll of $1,686,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 731Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 11Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $445,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,686,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 32Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 98417 is located in Pierce County, Washington, within the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 42660) and Washington's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 3,439,809 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 98417, and is subdivided into the Tacoma-Lakewood, WA division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 42660Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Tacoma-Lakewood, WA (CBSA Div 45104)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 3,439,809Source: Census |
| MSA: | Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 06Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6902.73 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Tacoma, WA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | 2006-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5370000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Tacoma city; WashingtonSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 98417 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.