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Acme, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Acme, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 634. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ACME-WA · Acme, WA 1 ZIPs · 634 pop · #5856/25278 · Whatcom County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $92,266
  • RANK-UPPER #5856/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ferndale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 634
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $368,800

Nearest income peer: Ferndale, WA ( $1,206 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Acme

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Acme on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Acme, WA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
634
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,266
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,266 and home value $368,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 19.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Washington, Yelm is the closest lower-income city and Vancouver the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 11 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Acme.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98220, is all of Acme

There is no split to weigh here: 98220 holds every one of Acme's 634 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Acme's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 105 employees , annual payroll $4,046k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98220 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Acme, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Whatcom County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Acme. See the Whatcom County roll-up →

Acme lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Whatcom County: Lynden, Custer and Sumas earn more and Bellingham, Blaine and Everson earn less. Maple Falls marks the far end of that range at $51,361, 44% below Acme.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98220 634 $92,266 17 12
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Acme roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Acme, .