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99027 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99027 covers Otis Orchards, Washington, with a population of about 5,878 and a median household income of $70,784.

Population
5,878380 per square mile
Median age
53.715 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,78425% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$508,896up 12.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,09735% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
22.1%12.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.9%27.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
102

Where 99027 is

Otis Orchards, 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

Population5,878
Median age53.7
Family households76.9%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans16%
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$70,784
Income per person$40,223
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k5.3%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k12.6%
$60–75k13.5%
$75–100k9.8%
$100–125k12.0%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k12.9%
$200k or more6.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,300
Mean adjusted gross income$82,459
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.8%
Returns, under $25k23.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$368,400
Median gross rent$1,097
Rent as a share of household income20.4%
Owner-occupied92.9%
Vacant homes5.5%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house72.1%
Attached house0.5%
Mobile home26.8%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$508,896as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 120.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$521,518$141,868

$141,868 in 2000 to $508,896 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%
High school diploma or higher91%
Works from home12.2%
Drives to work alone82.6%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.9%
Health

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

Obesity35.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.1% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 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 year75.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments102
People employed711
Annual payroll$36,659,000
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 34.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss34.7 out of 100
Community resilience66.6 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.

Ice storm87.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought68.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning22.4Relatively 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$70,784$94,952$78,538
Income per person$40,223$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$368,400$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,097$1,682$1,348
Homeownership92.9%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.6%5%5.2%
Works from home12.2%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%15.1%13.9%
Median age53.738.238.7
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 stationSPOKANE FELTS FLD, WA US15.8 km away
Rain in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January37.8°F / 25.8°F2 in rain
February42.5°F / 26.7°F1.32 in rain
March51.3°F / 31.7°F1.82 in rain
April59.6°F / 36.6°F1.5 in rain
May69.7°F / 44.1°F1.7 in rain
June75.8°F / 50.4°F1.48 in rain
July87.1°F / 56°F0.67 in rain
August86.2°F / 54.5°F0.54 in rain
September76°F / 46.8°F0.68 in rain
October60.3°F / 38°F1.46 in rain
November45.1°F / 30.7°F2.01 in rain
December36.9°F / 25.7°F2.18 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket49% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

East Valley School District (Spokane)100% 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% 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.

99025 Newman Lake, WA4.5 km away
99016 Greenacres, WA6 km away
99019 Liberty Lake, WA6.1 km away
99216 Spokane, WA9.1 km away
99037 Veradale, WA9.3 km away
99217 Spokane, WA11.4 km away
83877 Post Falls, ID12.1 km away
99206 Spokane, WA12.4 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.

Spokane County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.48 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density380 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.7027, -117.1121

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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