Chehalis, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chehalis, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 23,596. 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 CHEHALIS-WA · Chehalis, WA 1 ZIPs · 23,596 pop · #6432/25278 · Lewis County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $89,910
  • RANK-UPPER #6432/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Vader
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 23,596
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $427,100

Nearest income peer: Vader, WA ( $5,666 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 Chehalis

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

Top 25%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
23,596
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,910
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 $89,910 and home value $427,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 25.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chehalis as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98532, is all of Chehalis

There is no split to weigh here: 98532 holds every one of Chehalis's 23,596 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 Chehalis's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 769 establishments, 9,249 employees , annual payroll $506,485k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98532 (769 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (121) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Chehalis, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Lewis County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chehalis. See the Lewis County roll-up →

Chehalis sits in the upper half of Lewis County on income: Centralia, Winlock and Toledo report less, while Onalaska reports more. Ethel marks the far end of that range at $52,963, 41% below Chehalis.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98532 23,596 $89,910 769 28

Chehalis 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 Chehalis, .