| City: | Tacoma, Washington |
| Names to Avoid: | Veterans Hospital |
| County: | Pierce County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:17:02 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 253 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 47.2534, -122.4432 |
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The American Lake VA Medical Center, part of VA Puget Sound Health Care System, operates under dedicated ZIP code 98493 in Tacoma, Pierce County. Located at 9600 Veterans Drive Southwest, this facility serves approximately 160,000 veterans enrolled across Western Washington's 14-county service area. VA Puget Sound maintains the VA's fourth-largest research and development program and operates two main campuses (American Lake and Seattle) plus six outpatient clinics. This postal designation has served the medical center for over a decade.
Situated in the South Tacoma area, approximately 30 miles from Seattle, postal records identify two delivery codes routing mail to this location. Census Business Patterns shows 3 establishments with 8 employees. Services include primary care, mental health, surgical services, audiology, and rehabilitation care. Shuttle service connects American Lake to the Seattle campus. Tacoma is the valid mailing city for this ZIP code.
| Establishments: | 3 |
| Employment: | 8 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 98493 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 6 people with an annual payroll of $198,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $61,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $198,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 6Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 98493 is located in Pierce County, Washington, within the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 42660) and Washington's 10th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 3,439,809 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 98493, 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: | 10Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 826.67 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Tacoma, WA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5370000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Tacoma city; WashingtonSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 98493 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.