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98557 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98557 covers Mccleary, Washington, with a population of about 3,949 and a median household income of $78,023.

Population
3,949111 per square mile
Median age
41.12.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,02318% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
9.6%2.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$396,420up 8.2% in five years
Median rent
$90046% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
17.5%17.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.8%20.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
43

Where 98557 is

Mccleary, 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

Population3,949
Median age41.1
Family households66.2%
Born outside the US3%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.7%
White (non-Hispanic)82.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino7%
Veterans10.8%
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$78,023
Income per person$33,853
Poverty rate9.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k0.3%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k15.7%
$125–150k11.5%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,740
Mean adjusted gross income$72,210
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.9%
Returns, under $25k20.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$351,000
Median gross rent$900
Rent as a share of household income26.5%
Owner-occupied85.8%
Vacant homes7.8%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house81%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units2.2%
20 or more units3.6%
Mobile home8%
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$396,420as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 129.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$407,670$155,269

$185,982 in 2009 to $396,420 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%
High school diploma or higher91.5%
Works from home26.1%
Drives to work alone63.6%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.9%
Health

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

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.8% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments43
People employed609
Annual payroll$29,792,000
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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 85.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss88 out of 100
Community resilience49.1 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.

Landslide95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche28.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning12.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind12.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding1.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought1.4Very 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$78,023$94,952$78,538
Income per person$33,853$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate9.6%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$351,000$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$900$1,682$1,348
Homeownership85.8%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%5%5.2%
Works from home26.1%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US3%15.1%13.9%
Median age41.138.238.7
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 stationELMA, WA US10 km away
Rain in a year72 in

Average high and low by month

January48.6°F / 34.6°F11.13 in rain
February51.9°F / 33.9°F7.04 in rain
March56.4°F / 36.2°F8.16 in rain
April61.8°F / 39.1°F5.36 in rain
May68.3°F / 44.3°F3.29 in rain
June72.4°F / 48.3°F2.18 in rain
July78.4°F / 51.7°F0.79 in rain
August79.5°F / 51.6°F1.43 in rain
September75.1°F / 47.7°F2.67 in rain
October63.7°F / 41.4°F7.23 in rain
November53°F / 36.5°F11.39 in rain
December47.4°F / 33.8°F11.37 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 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.

McCleary School District68.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Elma School District31.6% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability9.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98559 Malone, WA8.9 km away
98541 Elma, WA10 km away
98583 Satsop, WA16.3 km away
98502 Olympia, WA18.5 km away
98563 Montesano, WA18.5 km away
98511 Tumwater, WA20 km away
98568 Oakville, WA20.8 km away
98512 Olympia, WA21.1 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.

Grays Harbor County97.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Mason County2.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area35.51 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Population density111 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.0297, -123.2730

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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