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98852 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98852 covers Stehekin, Washington, with a median household income of $46,875.

Median age
70.531.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$46,87551% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$608,3001.2× the Washington median
Degree or higher
33.3%1.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 98852 is

Stehekin, 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

Median age70.5
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.7%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans10%
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$46,875
Income per person$43,817
Poverty rate0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$608,300
Vacant homes86.1%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house92.7%
Attached house5.8%
Mobile home1.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%
High school diploma or higher90%
Health

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

Obesity28.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.1% 5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.5% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed15
Annual payroll$1,377,000
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 99.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.2 out of 100
Community resilience59.3 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.

Wildfire99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity97.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind20.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm8.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$46,875$94,952$78,538
Income per person$43,817$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate0%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$608,300$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,682$1,348
Homeownership63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate5%5.2%
Works from home17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0%15.1%13.9%
Median age70.538.238.7
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 stationSTEHEKIN 4 NW, WA US6.9 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year130 in

Average high and low by month

January32.3°F / 24.8°F6.75 in rain, 41.4 in snow
February37.8°F / 26°F3.72 in rain, 18.5 in snow
March46.5°F / 29.8°F3.6 in rain, 9.1 in snow
April57.5°F / 35.8°F1.44 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May68.6°F / 43.8°F1.07 in rain
June74.4°F / 49.9°F0.75 in rain
July84.3°F / 55.9°F0.46 in rain
August83.3°F / 55.2°F0.49 in rain
September72.5°F / 47.8°F1.05 in rain
October55.8°F / 37.8°F3.66 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November40°F / 30.4°F6.73 in rain, 9.7 in snow
December32.3°F / 25.6°F7.16 in rain, 50.6 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Stehekin 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 status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98833 Mazama, WA37.7 km away
98856 Twisp, WA39 km away
98862 Winthrop, WA39.7 km away
98814 Carlton, WA41.3 km away
98834 Methow, WA47.2 km away
98267 Marblemount, WA51 km away
98831 Manson, WA59.4 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.

Chelan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area134.25 sq mi
Water area8.07 sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.3093, -120.6565

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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