Lynnwood, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lynnwood, WA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 92,865. 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 LYNNWOOD-WA · Lynnwood, WA 3 ZIPs · 92,865 pop · #4293/25278 · Snohomish County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $100,977
  • RANK-TOP #4293/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stanwood
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-SMALL 92,865
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 98036→98037
  • HOME-TOP $734,533

Nearest income peer: Stanwood, WA (+ $788 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 Lynnwood

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lynnwood 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, Lynnwood, WA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
92,865
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,977
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 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $100,977 and home value $734,533 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 40.5%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,926 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Lynnwood differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Lynnwood: $88,958 in ZIP 98036 to $107,281 in 98037. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

98036 to 98037

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

98087 to 98037

Poverty-rate spread
5.9 points

98087 to 98037

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lynnwood residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Lynnwood: the largest, 98036, is only about 39% of 92,865 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Lynnwood

Citywide ZBP: 3,173 establishments, 37,231 employees , annual payroll $2,163,522k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98036 (1,533 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (476) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Lynnwood, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Snohomish County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Lynnwood. See the Snohomish County roll-up →

Lynnwood sits in the lower half of Snohomish County on income: Bothell, Snohomish and Edmonds report more, Everett and Granite Falls report less. Bothell marks the far end of that range at $164,965, 63% above Lynnwood.

Side-by-side: Compare 98036 vs 98087 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98036 36,000 $88,958 1,533 1,437
98087 29,976 $106,693 679 2,079
98037 26,889 $107,281 961 1,803

Lynnwood 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 Lynnwood, .