Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 56 min5:13 am – 9:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 29 min7:53 am – 4:22 pm
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People424 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.195 householdsMedian household income $26,307Median rent $1,083 a month5% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 57%, Spanish 27%, other Asian or Pacific languages 16%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 77°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 37°F41 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month November6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days1 days above 90°F, 27 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tacoma #1 station, 1 mi away; snow from Mcmillin Rsvr
Nearby landmarksBrowns Pointcape · 3.7 miUniversity of Washington - Tacoma Campuscollege · 2.1 miBates Technical Collegecollege · 2.2 miDash Pointcape · 4.3 miPuyallup Riverriver · 1.5 miBlair Waterwaybay · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDash Pointstate park · 3.2 mi · 459 acresGog-le-hi-te Wetlandspark · under a mileJulia's Gulchpark · 1.7 miSaltwaterstate park · 8.4 mi · 137 acresAuburn State Park Propertystate park · 9.8 miLower Green Riverstate park · 10.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes250 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197029 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.8 on 28 Feb 200117 mi away, near Longbranch, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Feb 202643 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPierce County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighVolcanic activity Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025267 of 365 days measured98 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pierce County monitors, WA
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Tacoma Water Divisionserves 446,170 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation14 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMultiCare Tacoma General Hospital2.4 miPost officeDowntown Tacoma Post Office1.8 miTown hallTacoma Municipal Building2.0 miPoliceFife Police Department1.5 miFire stationTacoma Fire Department Station 51.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherElementaryNortheast Tacoma Elementary School1.9 miSchoolTacoma School of the Arts2.0 miMiddleSeabury Middle School2.0 miCollegeUniversity of Washington - Tacoma Campus2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98421 ZIP area.
