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98935 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 98935 covers Mabton, Washington, with a population of about 4,481 and a median household income of $63,775.

Population
4,48118 per square mile
Median age
25.713 points below the US average
Median household income
$63,77533% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
20.7%8.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$280,865up 12.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,06037% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
5.2%29.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.4%4.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
28

Where 98935 is

Mabton, 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

Population4,481
Median age25.7
Family households90.7%
Born outside the US35.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home79.4%
White (non-Hispanic)9.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino89.4%
Veterans1.9%
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$63,775
Income per person$20,217
Poverty rate20.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance32.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k13.1%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k15.9%
$75–100k16.4%
$100–125k4.8%
$125–150k7.6%
$150–200k3.2%
$200k or more7.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,790
Mean adjusted gross income$49,303
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.7%
Returns, under $25k31.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k36.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.6%
Returns, $200k or more1.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$196,100
Median gross rent$1,060
Rent as a share of household income27%
Owner-occupied60.4%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house58.1%
Attached house2.2%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units5.5%
Mobile home29.7%
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$280,865as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 133.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$283,021$85,851

$87,101 in 2000 to $280,865 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%
High school diploma or higher47.8%
Works from home4.7%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport2.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.6%
Health

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

Obesity43.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16% 4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health34.9% 14.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)30.5% 19.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.2% 10.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year66.1% 10.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening76% 9.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21% 6.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening50.3% 14 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39% 8.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.3% 6.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.8% 8.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.8% 5.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments28
People employed361
Annual payroll$15,411,000
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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 76.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.6 out of 100
Community resilience9.7 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.

Cold wave97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity92.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake80.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8Very 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$63,775$94,952$78,538
Income per person$20,217$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate20.7%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$196,100$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,060$1,682$1,348
Homeownership60.4%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%5%5.2%
Works from home4.7%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US35.7%15.1%13.9%
Median age25.738.238.7
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 stationSUNNYSIDE, WA US12.4 km away
Rain in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January37.6°F / 23°F0.98 in rain
February45.4°F / 24.3°F0.65 in rain
March55.4°F / 29.7°F0.54 in rain
April63.3°F / 35.6°F0.61 in rain
May72.8°F / 43.7°F0.75 in rain
June79.2°F / 49.1°F0.59 in rain
July88.2°F / 54.4°F0.14 in rain
August86.5°F / 52.2°F0.26 in rain
September77.7°F / 44.5°F0.36 in rain
October63.6°F / 35.2°F0.74 in rain
November48.3°F / 27.4°F0.85 in rain
December37.1°F / 22.4°F1.18 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 supermarket38% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mabton School District57.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Granger School District24.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Bickleton School District13.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Sunnyside School District2.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Grandview School District1.2% 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 vulnerability93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

98930 Grandview, WA8.9 km away
98944 Sunnyside, WA12.1 km away
98938 Outlook, WA16.8 km away
99350 Prosser, WA18.8 km away
98932 Granger, WA19.8 km away
99322 Bickleton, WA28.9 km away
98953 Zillah, WA29.7 km away
98948 Toppenish, WA30.3 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.

Yakima County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area248.88 sq mi
Water area1.28 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.2121, -120.0151

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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