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98623 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98623 covers Husum, Washington.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
100%65 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 98623 is

Husum, 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

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%
Veterans0%
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate0%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher100%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home100%
Drives to work alone0%
Takes public transport0%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed162
Annual payroll$6,230,000
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 99% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.2 out of 100
Community resilience26.4 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.

Wildfire99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity98.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought69.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche64.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.8Very 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$94,952$78,538
Income per person$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate0%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,682$1,348
Homeownership63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher100%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%5%5.2%
Works from home100%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0%15.1%13.9%
Median age38.238.7
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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 stationSNOWDEN, WA US10.5 km away

Average high and low by month

January37.8°F / 25.5°F
February41.5°F / 26.4°F
March47.6°F / 29.9°F
April55.2°F / 35°F
May62.5°F / 40°F
June68.2°F / 44.3°F
July78.5°F / 49°F
August78.5°F / 49.4°F
September71.9°F / 44.9°F
October57.6°F / 36.7°F
November44.5°F / 30.6°F
December36.4°F / 25°F
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%.

White Salmon Valley 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98672 White Salmon, WA5.9 km away
98651 Underwood, WA11.3 km away
98605 Bingen, WA11.8 km away
98602 Appleton, WA14.4 km away
97031 Hood River, OR15.7 km away
97044 Odell, OR18.6 km away
97040 Mosier, OR19.4 km away
98650 Trout Lake, WA19.6 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.

Klickitat County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.38 sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.8076, -121.4877

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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