Population & age
- Total population
- 159
- Median age
- 33.9
ZIP 98539, WA (98539)
Lewis County · Population 159
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
WA 98539 (ZIP 98539) sits in Lewis County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 68.1%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 6 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $5,593. FEMA has issued 37 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1964 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 83.7" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. Median daily AQI is just 22 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Washington has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). New residents arriving here predominantly come from Thurston County, WA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $80,625, fair market rent of $1,270 for a two-bedroom, and a 22.6% poverty rate (well above the ~12% US average). Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 87.4%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
- Other / multi-racial
- 7.5%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $80,625
- Median home value
- $221,400
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 12.5%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 62(84.9%)
- Renter-occupied
- 11(15.1%)
- Vacant units
- 3
- Built (median)
- 1938
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 5(5.0%)
- Avg commute
- 26.4 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 36(22.6%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 65(89.0%)
- No broadband
- 8(11.0%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 0(0.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$880
/month
1 Bed
$970
/month
2 Bed
$1,270
/month
3 Bed
$1,680
/month
4 Bed
$1,820
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
265
Across 213 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $54.5M.
Single-family
196
74% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
69
26% of total units
Single-family value
$41.9M
construction value
Multifamily value
$12.6M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
3
Total employment
1
Annual payroll
$47K
Average annual pay
$47,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$58,706
Average weekly wage
$1,129
Total employment
27,148
Total establishments
2,236
That is roughly 10% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
That is 1.8 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
33,470
Employed
31,520
Unemployed
1,950
Based on Lewis County, WA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
37
Date Range
1964–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Flood — declared April 7, 2026 (DR-4906)
Incident period: December 5, 2025 – December 19, 2025
Top Incident Types
- Flood19 (51%)
- Severe Storm13 (35%)
- Biological2 (5%)
- Coastal Storm1 (3%)
- Earthquake1 (3%)
- Other1 (3%)
Individual Assistance
15
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
37
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
16
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
49.8°F
40.2° – 59.4°
Annual precipitation
83.7"
Annual snowfall
1.1"
Heating · cooling days
5,572 · 43.8
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: RAYMOND 2 S, WA US, 21.7 miles from the centroid of ZIP 98539 (ZIP 98539)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
22
GoodGood 336dModerate 23dUSG 1d
Peak AQI (2024)
129
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
360 days as main pollutant
Days measured
360
Based on Lewis County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,177
That is roughly 977 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
19%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.9
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.9
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
9.0%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
46
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,917
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.7
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
57%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
32%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 5.9% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Lewis data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
16.2% of Lewis County, WA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.27
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.09
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.60
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 6.4% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Lewis County, WA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 93 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 371 reports
Homicide
2
Robbery
3
Burglary
138
Vehicle theft
50
County-level data for Lewis (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+518 people
+286 households • +$46.0M net AGI flow
Moved in
3,097households
5,466 people • $199.2M AGI
Moved out
2,811households
4,948 people • $153.2M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Thurston County, WA — 558 households
- Pierce County, WA — 301 households
- Cowlitz County, WA — 171 households
- King County, WA — 150 households
- Clark County, WA — 135 households
Where departing residents went
- Thurston County, WA — 483 households
- Pierce County, WA — 168 households
- Cowlitz County, WA — 134 households
- King County, WA — 122 households
- Grays Harbor County, WA — 78 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $64,318 versus departing households' $54,483.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Washington
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 98539. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
9.51%
State 6.50% · avg local 3.01%
Property tax (effective)
0.82%
Median $2,299/year
Tax burden rank
31 of 50
10.60% of personal income
For ZIP 98539: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $221,400, that works out to roughly $1,811/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
Paid Family & Medical Leave
Mandatory (state-run insurance)
Max weeks/year
18
Parental
12wk
Max weekly benefit
$1,647
Replacement: 90% AWW up to 0.5x SAWW + 50% above · job protection
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 98539
Nearby ZIPs by distance
98572 (Pe Ell, 7.2 mi) · 98532 (Chehalis, 10.5 mi) · 98538 (12.3 mi) · 98579 (Rochester, 12.5 mi) · 98544 (13.6 mi) · 98568 (Oakville, 15.6 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
38.5%
5.5pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
34.1%
2.1pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
26.8%
4.8pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
68.1%
7.9pp below the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
6.9%
6.1pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
10.4%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
6
Median in-state tuition
$5,593
Median earnings (10 yr)
$45,039
- 4-Year
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA · 98512
- In-state tuition
- $5,252
- Out-of-state tuition
- $5,813
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 43.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $45,039
- Median student debt
- $11,000
- 4-Year
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA · 98505
- In-state tuition
- $9,264
- Out-of-state tuition
- $31,905
- Acceptance rate
- 96.4%
- Graduation rate
- 42.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $45,320
- Median student debt
- $20,500
- 4-Year
Centralia College
Centralia, WA · 98531
- In-state tuition
- $5,266
- Out-of-state tuition
- $5,651
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 43.8%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $43,140
- Median student debt
- —
- 4-Year
Saint Martin's University
Lacey, WA · 98503
- In-state tuition
- $45,510
- Out-of-state tuition
- $45,510
- Acceptance rate
- 89.8%
- Graduation rate
- 54.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $62,092
- Median student debt
- $22,500
- 4-Year
Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, WA · 98520
- In-state tuition
- $5,593
- Out-of-state tuition
- $12,553
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 35.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $40,865
- Median student debt
- $11,075
- Certificate
Centralia Beauty College
Centralia, WA · 98531
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 47.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
WA 98539 (ZIP 98539) sits in Lewis County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 68.1%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 6 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $5,593. FEMA has issued 37 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1964 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 83.7" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. Median daily AQI is just 22 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Washington has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). New residents arriving here predominantly come from Thurston County, WA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $80,625, fair market rent of $1,270 for a two-bedroom, and a 22.6% poverty rate (well above the ~12% US average). Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 26.8%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 98539
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 98539?
38.5%, which is 5.5 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 98539?
26.8%, which is 4.8 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 98539?
34.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 98539?
159 people live in ZIP 98539, with a median age of 33.9 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 98539?
$80,625 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 98539 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 98539, 84.9% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 15.1% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 98539?
In ZIP 98539, 5.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 98539?
22.6% of the population in ZIP 98539 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 98539 have broadband internet?
89.0% of households in ZIP 98539 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 98539?
As of 2022, 3 business establishments operated in ZIP 98539 employing 1 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 98539?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 98539 is $47,000, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 98539 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 98539 ranks in the 29th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 98539?
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 98539, ranking in the 45th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 98539 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 37 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 98539 between 1964–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 98539?
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 98539, accounting for 19 of 37 declarations (51%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 98539?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 98539 was "SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES" — a flood declared in 2026 (DR-4906) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 98539?
6 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 98539 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including South Puget Sound Community College, The Evergreen State College, and Centralia College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 98539?
Median in-state tuition across 6 nearby institutions is $5,593 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 98539?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $45,039 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 98539?
ZIP 98539 has an average annual temperature of 49.8°F and 83.7" of annual precipitation based on the RAYMOND 2 S, WA US weather station 21.7 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 98539?
Washington has no state income tax. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 9.51% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Washington have paid family leave?
Washington runs an active paid family leave program (Paid Family & Medical Leave) offering up to 18 weeks of paid leave per year, with a maximum weekly benefit of $1,647 (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 98539?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (6 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (37 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (37 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 98539
Nearby ZIPs by distance
98572 (Pe Ell, 7.2 mi) · 98532 (Chehalis, 10.5 mi) · 98538 (12.3 mi) · 98579 (Rochester, 12.5 mi) · 98544 (13.6 mi) · 98568 (Oakville, 15.6 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
29th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 11
Vulnerability Themes
Persons with Disability
2
Adults Age 65+
2
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.