Postal Codes

99185 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99185 covers Wilbur, Washington, with a population of about 1,518 and a median household income of $70,556.

Population
1,5185 per square mile
Median age
47.28.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,55626% below the Washington median
Poverty rate
16.9%4.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$293,683up 24.9% in five years
Median rent
$81751% below the Washington median
Degree or higher
19.8%15.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.8%7.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
45

Where 99185 is

Wilbur, 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

Population1,518
Median age47.2
Family households66.9%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)88.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino3.2%
Veterans11.3%
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$70,556
Income per person$35,160
Poverty rate16.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.1%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k5.4%
$30–35k7.1%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k11.7%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k11.8%
$125–150k11.0%
$150–200k4.7%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed660
Mean adjusted gross income$73,592
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.1%
Returns, under $25k25.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.2%
Returns, $200k or more6.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$248,900
Median gross rent$817
Rent as a share of household income23.6%
Owner-occupied72.8%
Vacant homes25.1%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house85.2%
2 to 4 units0.9%
5 to 19 units4.6%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home7.5%
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$293,683as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 114.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$293,683$118,629

$118,629 in 2014 to $293,683 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone75.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.9%
Health

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

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.5% 5.4 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%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.7% 5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36% 5.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours30% 6.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments45
People employed195
Annual payroll$7,965,000
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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 97.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss94.6 out of 100
Community resilience47.7 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.

Wildfire99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave70.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche54.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity40.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.7Very 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$70,556$94,952$78,538
Income per person$35,160$51,493$43,289
Poverty rate16.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$248,900$519,800$303,400
Median gross rent$817$1,682$1,348
Homeownership72.8%63.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5%5.2%
Works from home11.6%17.7%13.5%
Born outside the US1%15.1%13.9%
Median age47.238.238.7
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 stationWILBUR, WA US3.3 km away
Rain in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January31.8°F / 19.5°F1.63 in rain
February38.3°F / 21.3°F0.88 in rain
March47.9°F / 27.1°F1.27 in rain
April57.5°F / 30.8°F0.93 in rain
May67.9°F / 38.9°F1.17 in rain
June74.6°F / 43.9°F0.93 in rain
July84.9°F / 50°F0.65 in rain
August84.3°F / 49°F0.27 in rain
September74.6°F / 41.7°F0.45 in rain
October58.5°F / 32.1°F1.03 in rain
November42.2°F / 25.6°F1.62 in rain
December32.1°F / 19.5°F1.69 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 supermarket100% 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.

Wilbur School District97% of this ZIP code's land area
Odessa School District2.5% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability6.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

99117 Creston, WA14.6 km away
99103 Almira, WA15.6 km away
99147 Lincoln, WA22.5 km away
99133 Grand Coulee, WA30.9 km away
99123 Electric City, WA31.6 km away
99140 Keller, WA31.7 km away
99135 Hartline, WA31.7 km away
99124 Elmer City, WA34 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.

Lincoln County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area283.3 sq mi
Water area6.02 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.7410, -118.7063

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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