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Lakewood, WA ZIP Codes

5 ZIP codes use the postal name Lakewood, Washington (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 3 residential and 2 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $50,509 in 98439 to $91,664 in 98498, 1.8 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Lakewood's most populous ZIP code is 98499, with 32,464 people (ACS 2020-2024); 98% of its land is in the city of Lakewood.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Lakewood's ZIP codes?

98439: $51k median household income98498: $92k median household income98499: $67k median household income98498984999843998439: $51k median household income98498: $92k median household income98499: $67k median household income98498984999843998439: $51k median household income98498: $92k median household income98499: $67k median household income984989849998439
The 3 residential ZIP codes named Lakewood, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Lakewood's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 98498 ($91,664), the lowest in 98439 ($50,509). Home values run from $408,500 in 98499 to $506,300 in 98498.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 3 residential ZIP codes of Lakewood

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Lakewood, WA, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
98499 Pierce County 32,464 3,671 $67k $409k
98498 Pierce County 29,209 2,937 $92k $506k
98439 Pierce County 5,671 1,042 $51k –

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Lakewood

2 ZIP codes named Lakewood have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Lakewood, WA: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
98496Pierce County
98497Pierce County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Lakewood's ZIP codes reach?

Lakewood's residential ZIP codes lie in Pierce County.

Which places do Lakewood's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Lakewood's residential ZIP codes cover Lakewood itself and 1 other place, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

  • McChord AFB census-designated 98439

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Lakewood's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Lakewood starts with 984.

Three-digit prefixes of Lakewood's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Lakewood's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
984 Tacoma, WA (SCF 983) 5 43

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.