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Burlington, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Burlington, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,871. 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 BURLINGTON-WA · Burlington, WA 1 ZIPs · 14,871 pop · #6990/25278 · Skagit County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $87,614
  • RANK-UPPER #6990/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Vernon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,871
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $502,100

Nearest income peer: Mount Vernon, WA ( $1,167 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 Burlington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Burlington 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, Burlington, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,871
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,614
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 98233 (14,871 residents). Household income $87,614 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,708 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Washington, Palouse is the closest lower-income city and Leavenworth the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Burlington.

Population concentration

Burlington reads through its lone ZIP, 98233

14,871 ACS residents, one ZIP: 98233 is not the leading code inside Burlington, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Burlington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 706 establishments, 11,869 employees , annual payroll $710,626k (~47 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98233 (706 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (131) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Burlington, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Skagit County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Burlington. See the Skagit County roll-up →

Burlington lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Skagit County: Sedro Woolley, Anacortes and La Conner earn more and Concrete, Rockport and Hamilton earn less. Lyman marks the far end of that range at $133,750, 53% above Burlington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98233 14,871 $87,614 706 170
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Burlington 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 Burlington, .