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99116 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99116 covers Coulee Dam, Washington, with a population of about 1,649 and a median household income of $64,550.

Population
1,64935 per square mile
Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,55032% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
11.2%1.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$235,933up 25.4% in five years
Median rent
$96143% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
31.7%3.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.1%2.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
19

Where 99116 is

Coulee Dam, 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

Population1,649
Median age43.1
Family households53%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)49.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Veterans11.5%
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$64,550
Income per person$44,210
Poverty rate11.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k6.5%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k6.2%
$50–60k12.8%
$60–75k14.6%
$75–100k8.7%
$100–125k8.5%
$125–150k5.1%
$150–200k13.5%
$200k or more8.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed650
Mean adjusted gross income$63,665
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k23.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$212,800
Median gross rent$961
Rent as a share of household income20.5%
Owner-occupied67.1%
Vacant homes11.8%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house80.2%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units9.6%
5 to 19 units3.3%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home4.6%
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$235,933as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$235,933$99,347

$99,347 in 2009 to $235,933 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%
High school diploma or higher95.9%
Works from home5.7%
Drives to work alone80.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.6%
Health

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

Obesity34.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.4% 1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.1% 7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.4% 3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39% 8.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.5% 4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments19
People employed160
Annual payroll$5,588,000
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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 95.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss89.3 out of 100
Community resilience14 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.

Wildfire98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche83.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity83.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake74Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought70.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind39.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.2Very 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$64,550$94,952$78,538
Income per person$44,210$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate11.2%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$212,800$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$961$1,682$1,348
Homeownership67.1%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%5%5.2%
Works from home5.7%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%15.1%13.9%
Median age43.138.238.7
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 stationCOULEE DAM 1 SW, WA US10.2 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January32.7°F / 23.3°F1.15 in rain
February39.5°F / 25.3°F0.88 in rain
March50.7°F / 31.5°F1.07 in rain
April60.6°F / 37.7°F0.97 in rain
May70.8°F / 45.8°F1.11 in rain
June77.8°F / 52°F1.15 in rain
July87.6°F / 59.4°F0.49 in rain
August86.9°F / 58.3°F0.33 in rain
September76.8°F / 50.5°F0.36 in rain
October60.2°F / 40.1°F0.94 in rain
November43°F / 30.9°F1.2 in rain
December33.1°F / 23.9°F1.42 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 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.

Grand Coulee Dam School District83.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Nespelem School District16.5% 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 vulnerability89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Household characteristics96more vulnerable than 96% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99124 Elmer City, WA4.5 km away
99133 Grand Coulee, WA11.8 km away
99155 Nespelem, WA12.8 km away
99123 Electric City, WA15.8 km away
99140 Keller, WA21.4 km away
99103 Almira, WA30.6 km away
99185 Wilbur, WA37.4 km away
98830 Mansfield, WA37.7 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.

Okanogan County97.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Grant County1.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Douglas County0.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area47.2 sq mi
Water area4.42 sq mi
Population density35 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.0379, -118.9419

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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