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Official Zip Code Name	Tacoma
Zip Code State	Washington
Zip Code Type	Non-Unique
Primary County:	Pierce
Area Code	253
Alternate Zip Code Names	JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD LEWIS MCCHORD TACOMA
Unacceptable Zip Code Names	JB LEWIS MCCHORD JBLM
Current Population:	366
Racial Majority:	White 43.24%
Unemployment Rate:	17.6%
Median Household Income	$42330
Average Adjusted Gross Income	$28110
School Test Performance:	Poor
Average Commute Time	6.5 Minutes
Current Time:	PDT
Time Zone:	Pacific Daylight Time
Elevation Range	305 - 325 ft.
Area	5 Sqm.
Coordinates(Y,X)	47.16017914, -122.55535889

Zip Code 98438 Description

Zip Code 98438 is located in the state of Washington in the Seattle - Tacoma metro area. Zip code 98438 is primarily located in Pierce County. The official US Postal Service name for 98438 is MCCHORD AFB, Washington. Portions of zip code 98438 are contained within or border the city limits of McChord AFB, WA, Parkland, WA, Lakewood, WA, and Fort Lewis, WA. The area code for zip code 98438 is 253. 98438 can be classified socioeconically as a Lower Middle Class class zipcode in comparison to other zipcodes in Washington.

The current unemployment level in 98438 is 17.6% which is higher than the current county unemployment level of 6.5% and is higher than the current state unemployment at 15.8% and higher than the current national unemployment rate at 13.3%.

The majority ethnicity residing in 98438 is White while the majority ethnicity attending 98438 public schools is . % of students in 98438 public schools receive or are eligible to participate in free or reduced lunch programs.