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99009 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99009 covers Elk, Washington, with a population of about 4,525 and a median household income of $74,881.

Population
4,52556 per square mile
Median age
41.73 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,88121% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
15.6%3.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$502,423up 7.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,09035% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
18.2%16.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.4%26.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
59

Where 99009 is

Elk, 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

Population4,525
Median age41.7
Family households75.6%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)80.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%
Veterans13.4%
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$74,881
Income per person$31,325
Poverty rate15.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k0.4%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k16.5%
$75–100k22.6%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k9.7%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,840
Mean adjusted gross income$71,828
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.3%
Returns, under $25k25.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$402,300
Median gross rent$1,090
Rent as a share of household income42.7%
Owner-occupied91.4%
Vacant homes11.4%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house63.9%
Attached house1.5%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home34.1%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$502,423as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 119.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$524,082$133,733

$133,733 in 2000 to $502,423 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home15.8%
Drives to work alone74%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more52.8%
Health

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

Obesity37% 3.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below 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 establishments59
People employed254
Annual payroll$9,918,000
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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 40.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43.4 out of 100
Community resilience50.7 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.

Wildfire92Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought69.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche47.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26.2Relatively 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$74,881$94,952$78,538
Income per person$31,325$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate15.6%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$402,300$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,090$1,682$1,348
Homeownership91.4%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%5%5.2%
Works from home15.8%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%15.1%13.9%
Median age41.738.238.7
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 stationDEER PARK AP, WA US11.1 km away
Rain in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January33.9°F / 21.1°F2.89 in rain
February38.8°F / 21.6°F1.63 in rain
March48.5°F / 26.6°F2.27 in rain
April57.5°F / 31.9°F1.91 in rain
May67.4°F / 39.2°F1.92 in rain
June73.1°F / 44°F1.91 in rain
July84.2°F / 48.4°F0.61 in rain
August84.2°F / 46.8°F0.73 in rain
September74°F / 39.9°F0.82 in rain
October57.5°F / 31.7°F2 in rain
November41.9°F / 26.4°F2.77 in rain
December33.1°F / 21.3°F3.06 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 supermarket22% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Riverside School District92% of this ZIP code's land area
Newport School District7.8% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99003 Chattaroy, WA11.3 km away
99006 Deer Park, WA15.3 km away
99110 Clayton, WA19.5 km away
99156 Newport, WA19.8 km away
99005 Colbert, WA20.8 km away
83804 Blanchard, ID22.7 km away
99021 Mead, WA25.3 km away
99148 Loon Lake, WA25.8 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.

Spokane County65.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Pend Oreille County34.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area81 sq mi
Water area1.21 sq mi
Population density56 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.0205, -117.2963

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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