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98070 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98070 covers Vashon, Washington, with a population of about 10,424 and a median household income of $115,750.

Population
10,424282 per square mile
Median age
51.713 points above the US average
Median household income
$115,7501.2× the Washington median
Poverty rate
9.3%3.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$901,908up 5.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,44414% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
51.9%16.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
81.2%16.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
427

Where 98070 is

Vashon, Washington — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population10,424
Median age51.7
Family households63%
Born outside the US5.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.1%
White (non-Hispanic)85.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%
Veterans5.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$115,750
Income per person$63,985
Poverty rate9.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k5.8%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k13.2%
$200k or more22.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed5,620
Mean adjusted gross income$133,660
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.1%
Returns, under $25k21.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.3%
Returns, $200k or more17.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$717,700
Median gross rent$1,444
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied81.2%
Vacant homes21.2%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house85.9%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units4.1%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home4.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$901,908as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.2%
Typical asking rent$2,600as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$970,083$279,943

$279,943 in 2000 to $901,908 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.9%
High school diploma or higher98.4%
Works from home40.1%
Drives to work alone44.1%
Takes public transport5.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity24.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.6% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.9% 11.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.1% 5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72% 7.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.8% 12.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.9% 9.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments427
People employed2,308
Annual payroll$104,670,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 90.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94.1 out of 100
Community resilience80.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide98Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding92.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity83.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami78.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail1.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind1.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Washington and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWashingtonUnited States
Median household income$115,750$94,952$78,538
Income per person$63,985$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate9.3%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$717,700$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,444$1,682$1,348
Homeownership81.2%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.9%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.8%5%5.2%
Works from home40.1%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US5.7%15.1%13.9%
Median age51.738.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSEATTLE TACOMA INTL AP, WA US11.5 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January48°F / 37.7°F5.78 in rain, 1.8 in snow
February50.3°F / 37.7°F3.76 in rain, 2.2 in snow
March54.2°F / 39.9°F4.17 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April59.3°F / 43.3°F3.18 in rain
May66.3°F / 48.7°F1.88 in rain
June71.1°F / 53°F1.45 in rain
July77.4°F / 56.8°F0.6 in rain
August77.6°F / 57.2°F0.97 in rain
September71.6°F / 53.6°F1.61 in rain
October60.5°F / 47°F3.91 in rain
November52.1°F / 40.9°F6.31 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December47°F / 37.1°F5.72 in rain, 1.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket46% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Vashon Island School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability7.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

98013 Burton, WA4.1 km away
98359 Olalla, WA8.3 km away
98166 Seattle, WA8.8 km away
98062 Seahurst, WA9.1 km away
98386 Southworth, WA9.8 km away
98148 Seattle, WA10.7 km away
98146 Seattle, WA11.3 km away
98198 Seattle, WA12 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

King County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area36.93 sq mi
Water area12.82 sq mi
Population density282 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.4259, -122.4644

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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