Postal Codes

98323 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98323 covers Carbonado, Washington, with a population of about 712 and a median household income of $113,875.

Population
7127 per square mile
Median age
34.34.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$113,8751.2× the Washington median
Poverty rate
1%11.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$517,221up 6.8% in five years
Degree or higher
17.5%17.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.2%25.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
20

Where 98323 is

Carbonado, 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

Population712
Median age34.3
Family households80%
Born outside the US3.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)93.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.5%
Veterans6.7%
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$113,875
Income per person$52,368
Poverty rate1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k1.6%
$75–100k15.1%
$100–125k20.8%
$125–150k9.8%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more20.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed350
Mean adjusted gross income$92,620
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k14.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k31.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$435,500
Owner-occupied90.2%
Vacant homes6.8%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house96.2%
Mobile home2.3%
Boat, RV or van1.5%
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$517,221as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$531,861$171,959

$181,290 in 2000 to $517,221 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%
High school diploma or higher88.5%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone81%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more42.4%
Health

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

Obesity36.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9% 3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.1% 7.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17% 8.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.6% 7.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.2% 2.8 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 establishments20
People employed85
Annual payroll$5,975,000
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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 98.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.6 out of 100
Community resilience48.1 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.

Landslide99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity99.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche95.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning24.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail11.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8.8Very 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$113,875$94,952$78,538
Income per person$52,368$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate1%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$435,500$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,682$1,348
Homeownership90.2%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%5%5.2%
Works from home6.1%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US3.7%15.1%13.9%
Median age34.338.238.7
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 stationBUCKLEY 1 NE, WA US10.6 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January47.1°F / 33.9°F5.91 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February49.5°F / 34°F4.74 in rain, 1.3 in snow
March53.3°F / 35.8°F5.22 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April58.2°F / 38.9°F4.24 in rain
May65.1°F / 44°F3.51 in rain
June69.5°F / 48°F2.93 in rain
July76.6°F / 51.8°F1.08 in rain
August76.9°F / 51.5°F1.21 in rain
September71.5°F / 47.3°F2.35 in rain
October59.8°F / 41.6°F4.66 in rain
November51.3°F / 37°F6.82 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December46°F / 33.3°F5.64 in rain, 1.1 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Carbonado School District83.4% of this ZIP code's land area
White River School District13% of this ZIP code's land area
Eatonville School District3.6% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability2.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98396 Wilkeson, WA3.4 km away
98352 Sumner, WA4.9 km away
98398 Paradise Inn, WA4.9 km away
98430 Camp Murray, WA4.9 km away
98385 South Prairie, WA7.3 km away
98321 Buckley, WA8.1 km away
98360 Orting, WA10.2 km away
98391 Bonney Lake, WA11 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.

Pierce County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area98.81 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq mi
Population density7 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.0802, -122.0513

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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