Postal Codes

98305 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98305 covers Beaver, Washington.

Poverty rate
3.5%8.9 points below the US average
Degree or higher
12.8%22.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.4%24.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 98305 is

Beaver, 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

Family households76%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans26%
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

Income per person$30,675
Poverty rate3.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.6%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k13.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k18.3%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k23.1%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k27.9%
$200k or more6.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed200
Mean adjusted gross income$71,810
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied89.4%
Vacant homes8.8%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house42.1%
Mobile home57.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate25%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%
High school diploma or higher82.4%
Works from home11.1%
Drives to work alone88.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.1%
Health

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

Obesity34% 0.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.3% 3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39% 13.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13% 3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.7% 4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.7% 6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.3% 7.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70% 5.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19% 5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.3% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed32
Annual payroll$989,000
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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 96.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss95.4 out of 100
Community resilience51.1 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.

Landslide98.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche39.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding6.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind0.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail0.1Very 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$94,952$78,538
Income per person$30,675$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate3.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,682$1,348
Homeownership89.4%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate25%5%5.2%
Works from home11.1%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0%15.1%13.9%
Median age38.238.7
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 stationFORKS 1 E, WA US12.9 km away
Rain in a year120 in
Snow in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January46.9°F / 34.6°F19.1 in rain, 3.1 in snow
February49.9°F / 34°F11.69 in rain, 1.3 in snow
March53.3°F / 35.6°F14.31 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April58.7°F / 37.9°F9.43 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May64.5°F / 42.7°F4.96 in rain
June68°F / 47°F3.69 in rain
July73.1°F / 50.2°F2.05 in rain
August74°F / 50.5°F2.77 in rain
September70.1°F / 47.4°F4.77 in rain
October60°F / 42.4°F11.71 in rain
November50.6°F / 37.5°F18.07 in rain, 1 in snow
December45.6°F / 34°F17.39 in rain, 1.9 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%.

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

Quillayute Valley School District95.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Cape Flattery School District4.5% 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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98331 Forks, WA16.9 km away
98326 Clallam Bay, WA19.2 km away
98363 Port Angeles, WA28.8 km away
98381 Sekiu, WA28.9 km away
98350 La Push, WA29.9 km away
98357 Neah Bay, WA37 km away
98343 Joyce, WA43 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.

Clallam County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area244.42 sq mi
Water area1.16 sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.0673, -124.3054

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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