Postal Codes

98201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98201 covers Everett, Washington, with a population of about 31,212 and a median household income of $73,822.

Population
31,2121,665 per square mile
Median age
39.71 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,82222% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
16.3%3.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$550,861up 14.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,44314% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
29.2%5.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
46.9%18.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,319

Where 98201 is

Everett, 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

Population31,212
Median age39.7
Family households46.6%
Born outside the US10.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.5%
White (non-Hispanic)71.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Hispanic or Latino12.4%
Veterans8.8%
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$73,822
Income per person$45,167
Poverty rate16.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k6.6%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k8.9%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k11.0%
$200k or more9.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,330
Mean adjusted gross income$79,625
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.2%
Returns, under $25k21.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more5.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$476,900
Median gross rent$1,443
Rent as a share of household income31.2%
Owner-occupied46.9%
Vacant homes10.2%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house43.8%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units15.2%
5 to 19 units13.6%
20 or more units21.1%
Mobile home1.3%
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$550,861as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.8%
Typical asking rent$1,930as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28.8%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 73.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$555,970$162,077

$162,077 in 2000 to $550,861 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,930$1,110

$1,110 in 2016 to $1,930 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%
High school diploma or higher91.4%
Works from home14.2%
Drives to work alone66%
Takes public transport4.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.2%
Health

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

Obesity34.4% 1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.8% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,319
People employed22,797
Annual payroll$1,506,505,000
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 77.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.5 out of 100
Community resilience69.5 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.

Earthquake92.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity82.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather51.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami38.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail5.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.9Very 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$73,822$94,952$78,538
Income per person$45,167$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate16.3%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$476,900$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,443$1,682$1,348
Homeownership46.9%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%5%5.2%
Works from home14.2%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US10.4%15.1%13.9%
Median age39.738.238.7
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 stationEVERETT, WA US1.5 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January47.9°F / 34.6°F5.04 in rain
February50.4°F / 34.5°F3.7 in rain
March54.5°F / 37.2°F4.11 in rain
April59.6°F / 41.4°F3.4 in rain
May65.8°F / 47°F2.7 in rain
June69.8°F / 51.8°F2.3 in rain
July74.8°F / 55.3°F1.04 in rain
August75.7°F / 55.2°F1.15 in rain
September70.4°F / 49.6°F2.34 in rain
October60.7°F / 43.3°F3.7 in rain
November52.4°F / 37.6°F5.82 in rain
December46.7°F / 34.1°F4.95 in rain
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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Everett School District63.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Snohomish School District21.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Marysville School District11.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Mukilteo School District3.7% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98207 Everett, WA1.1 km away
98213 Everett, WA5.2 km away
98203 Everett, WA5.4 km away
98270 Marysville, WA9.2 km away
98204 Everett, WA10.2 km away
98208 Everett, WA10.4 km away
98258 Lake Stevens, WA10.4 km away
98275 Mukilteo, WA10.7 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.

Snohomish County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.75 sq mi
Water area4.88 sq mi
Population density1,665 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.9884, -122.2006

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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