Postal Codes

99179 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99179 covers Uniontown, Washington, with a population of about 647 and a median household income of $76,797.

Population
64710 per square mile
Median age
31.37.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$76,79719% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$372,886up 14.9% in five years
Degree or higher
44%9 points above the US average
Homeownership
72.9%7.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 99179 is

Uniontown, 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

Population647
Median age31.3
Family households71.9%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.2%
White (non-Hispanic)91.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Hispanic or Latino0.6%
Veterans4%
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$76,797
Income per person$37,895
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k8.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k7.5%
$45–50k5.5%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k6.5%
$75–100k17.6%
$100–125k8.5%
$125–150k15.1%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more9.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed230
Mean adjusted gross income$78,457
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k17.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k30.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$323,900
Rent as a share of household income16.3%
Owner-occupied72.9%
Vacant homes9.5%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house79.5%
2 to 4 units2.3%
Mobile home18.2%
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$372,886as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201820222026$380,776$272,699

$272,699 in 2018 to $372,886 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher44%
High school diploma or higher96%
Works from home6.7%
Drives to work alone84.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3%
Health

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

Obesity30.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.1% 3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.3% 5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.6% 9.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74% 0.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 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 year72.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed26
Annual payroll$1,433,000
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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 44.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss40.8 out of 100
Community resilience39.5 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.

Landslide99.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche35.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8.2Very 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$76,797$94,952$78,538
Income per person$37,895$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$323,900$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,682$1,348
Homeownership72.9%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%5%5.2%
Works from home6.7%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%15.1%13.9%
Median age31.338.238.7
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 stationLEWISTON NEZ PERCE CO AP, ID US17.8 km away
Rain in a year13 in
Snow in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January42.1°F / 30.3°F1.13 in rain, 2.7 in snow
February47°F / 31.7°F1.04 in rain, 3.8 in snow
March55.1°F / 35.7°F1.3 in rain, 0.8 in snow
April62.3°F / 40.7°F1.44 in rain
May72°F / 48.1°F1.69 in rain
June79°F / 54°F1.25 in rain
July90.8°F / 60.9°F0.47 in rain
August90.1°F / 60.3°F0.51 in rain
September79.5°F / 52.3°F0.6 in rain
October63°F / 42°F1.08 in rain
November48.7°F / 34.5°F1.23 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December40.8°F / 29.5°F1.13 in rain, 4.1 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 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.

Colton School District78.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Clarkston School District21.1% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99113 Colton, WA9.3 km away
83832 Genesee, ID13.4 km away
99403 Clarkston, WA14.7 km away
99164 Pullman, WA23.8 km away
83844 Moscow, ID24 km away
83843 Moscow, ID24.1 km away
99163 Pullman, WA24.1 km away
83501 Lewiston, ID25.1 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.

Whitman County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area65.27 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq mi
Population density10 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.5258, -117.0908

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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