Prairie Ridge is a community in Pierce County, Washington, home to about 12,074 people across 4.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 98385, and parts of 98321, 98360 and 98391 are in Prairie Ridge too.
Mostly Prairie Ridge; also South Prairie
Mostly Buckley; part is in Prairie Ridge
Mostly Orting; part is in Prairie Ridge
Mostly Bonney Lake; part is in Prairie Ridge
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| Nearest major airport | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)22 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA34 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Prairie Ridge; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Prairie Ridge had 12,288 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 114th largest of 628 towns in Washington by population.
Pierce County grew from 55,515 residents in 1900 to 921,130 in 2020.
Pierce County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 45.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 6 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mcmillin Rsvr, WA weather station (5 miles away).
294,765 jobs at 20,051 businesses in Pierce County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (14 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps, Tehaleh, Orting, Buckley, Prairie Heights, Crocker, South Hill, McMillin, South Prairie and Kapowsin.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.