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98074 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98074 covers Sammamish, Washington, with a population of about 30,850 and a median household income of $234,013.

Population
30,8502,941 per square mile
Median age
38.7about the US average
Median household income
$234,0132.5× the Washington median
Poverty rate
4.9%7.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,542,278up 20.4% in five years
Median rent
$2,6851.6× the Washington median
Degree or higher
79.4%44.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
459

Where 98074 is

Sammamish, 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

Population30,850
Median age38.7
Family households86.1%
Born outside the US38.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home41.7%
White (non-Hispanic)50.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)39.6%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans1.9%
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$234,013
Income per person$92,587
Poverty rate4.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k0.6%
$30–35k0.2%
$35–40k0.3%
$40–45k0.4%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k1.7%
$60–75k2.6%
$75–100k5.3%
$100–125k5.0%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k15.1%
$200k or more58.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,090
Mean adjusted gross income$295,994
Returns declaring $200,000 or more48.6%
Returns, under $25k15.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k7.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k6.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more48.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,211,700
Median gross rent$2,685
Rent as a share of household income26.1%
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes0.9%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house84%
Attached house6.2%
2 to 4 units1%
5 to 19 units3.5%
20 or more units4.9%
Mobile home0.4%
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$1,542,278as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 6.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 113.1%
Typical asking rent$3,769as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 31.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,731,574$371,096

$371,096 in 2000 to $1,542,278 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202020232026$3,769$2,711

$2,711 in 2020 to $3,769 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.4%
High school diploma or higher97.6%
Works from home35.2%
Drives to work alone54.2%
Takes public transport3.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.7%
Health

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

Obesity19.5% 13.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.4% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health9.3% 11 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity10.8% 14.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.9% 7.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.6% 5.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.5% 4.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist78% 16.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability15.7% 15 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability3.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability3.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.3% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.2% 8.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.3% 3.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments459
People employed3,051
Annual payroll$164,978,000
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 62.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.5 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.

Volcanic activity92.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm29.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave8.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail0.7Very 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$234,013$94,952$78,538
Income per person$92,587$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate4.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$1,211,700$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$2,685$1,682$1,348
Homeownership84.3%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.4%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%5%5.2%
Works from home35.2%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US38.3%15.1%13.9%
Median age38.738.238.7
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 SAND PT WSFO, WA US17.1 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January47.4°F / 37.2°F5.14 in rain, 0.9 in snow
February49.8°F / 37°F3.54 in rain, 1 in snow
March53.9°F / 39.2°F3.86 in rain
April58.8°F / 42.8°F2.98 in rain
May65.3°F / 48.3°F2.16 in rain
June70.2°F / 52.7°F1.57 in rain
July76.5°F / 56.5°F0.78 in rain
August77°F / 57.1°F1 in rain
September71.3°F / 53.2°F1.74 in rain
October60.5°F / 46.7°F3.65 in rain
November51.9°F / 40.9°F5.85 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December46.5°F / 37°F5.55 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 supermarket83% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lake Washington School District94.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Snoqualmie Valley School District5.1% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability8.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98053 Redmond, WA2.4 km away
98075 Sammamish, WA4.5 km away
98008 Bellevue, WA5.5 km away
98007 Bellevue, WA7.3 km away
98052 Redmond, WA7.7 km away
98073 Redmond, WA7.8 km away
98029 Issaquah, WA8 km away
98005 Bellevue, WA9.1 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 area10.49 sq mi
Water area1.81 sq mi
Population density2,941 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.6254, -122.0462

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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