Postal Codes

98253 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98253 covers Greenbank, Washington, with a population of about 2,141 and a median household income of $73,393.

Population
2,141196 per square mile
Median age
6425.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,39323% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$774,508up 10.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,46413% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
55.6%20.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
91.1%26.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
42

Where 98253 is

Greenbank, 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

Population2,141
Median age64
Family households55.6%
Born outside the US6.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.3%
Veterans9.4%
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$73,393
Income per person$55,973
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k12.3%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k7.6%
$45–50k5.9%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k4.6%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k13.6%
$200k or more11.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,020
Mean adjusted gross income$107,807
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.8%
Returns, under $25k21.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.5%
Returns, $200k or more11.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$710,100
Median gross rent$1,464
Rent as a share of household income37.2%
Owner-occupied91.1%
Vacant homes33.9%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house92.3%
Mobile home7.7%
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$774,508as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$829,633$299,711

$331,224 in 2006 to $774,508 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.6%
High school diploma or higher98.8%
Works from home28.8%
Drives to work alone60.8%
Takes public transport4.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.8%
Health

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

Obesity30.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.6% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.8% 6.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.9% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.6% 10.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.8% 11.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)15.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening77.3% 13 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.7% 14.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12% 4.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours26% 10.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments42
People employed111
Annual payroll$4,863,000
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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 63.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss49.2 out of 100
Community resilience72.7 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.

Landslide99.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding95.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm83.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity48.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami48.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave39.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind4.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail3.8Very 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$73,393$94,952$78,538
Income per person$55,973$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$710,100$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,464$1,682$1,348
Homeownership91.1%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.6%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%5%5.2%
Works from home28.8%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US6.4%15.1%13.9%
Median age6438.238.7
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 stationPORT TOWNSEND, WA US13.7 km away
Rain in a year19 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January46.4°F / 38.4°F2.24 in rain
February48.6°F / 38.3°F1.61 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March52.1°F / 40.3°F1.85 in rain
April57.5°F / 43.2°F1.53 in rain
May63.1°F / 47.2°F1.52 in rain
June67.9°F / 51°F1.37 in rain
July72.6°F / 53°F0.73 in rain
August73.1°F / 53.5°F0.54 in rain
September68°F / 51°F1.1 in rain
October58.2°F / 46.3°F1.64 in rain
November50.1°F / 41.3°F2.43 in rain
December45.3°F / 38.4°F2.58 in rain, 0.4 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 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%.

Coupeville 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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98249 Freeland, WA7.4 km away
98282 Camano Island, WA9.4 km away
98358 Nordland, WA10.7 km away
98260 Langley, WA12.9 km away
98239 Coupeville, WA15.4 km away
98339 Port Hadlock, WA16 km away
98368 Port Townsend, WA16.2 km away
98292 Stanwood, WA18.5 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.

Island County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.94 sq mi
Water area6.13 sq mi
Population density196 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.1004, -122.5761

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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