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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Ethel · lowest
Ethel · lowest
$52,963 median HH income
- Toledo · near
Toledo · near
$78,952 median HH income
- Winlock · near
Winlock · near
$80,188 median HH income
- Vader · near
Vader · near
$84,244 median HH income
- Chehalis · this city
Chehalis · this city
$89,910 median HH income
- Onalaska · highest
Onalaska · highest
$95,795 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.
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 .
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, .