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Chewelah, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chewelah, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,109. 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 CHEWELAH-WA · Chewelah, WA 1 ZIPs · 5,109 pop · #16646/25278 · Stevens County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,391
  • RANK-LOWER #16646/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,109
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $327,400

Nearest income peer: Colville, WA (+ $320 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 Chewelah

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

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,109
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,391
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,391 and poverty 11.3% concentrate in 99109.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chewelah as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Forks is the closest lower-income city and Wilson Creek the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chewelah.

Population concentration

Chewelah's single ZIP 99109 carries the town

Chewelah is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 99109 is the entire residential footprint (5,109 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Chewelah's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 123 establishments, 1,169 employees , annual payroll $46,042k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99109 (123 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (16) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Chewelah, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Stevens County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chewelah. See the Stevens County roll-up →

Chewelah lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Stevens County: Nine Mile Falls, Loon Lake and Clayton earn more and Kettle Falls, Ford and Springdale earn less. Nine Mile Falls marks the far end of that range at $100,599, 61% above Chewelah.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
99109 5,109 $62,391 123 7
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Chewelah 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 Chewelah, .