Oak Harbor, WA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oak Harbor, WA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 38,888. 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 OAK-HARBOR-WA · Oak Harbor, WA 2 ZIPs · 38,888 pop · #8250/25278 · Island County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $83,253
- RANK-UPPER #8250/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Coupeville
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 60% owners
- POP-SMALL 38,888
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-HIGH $499,600
Nearest income peer: Coupeville, WA (+ $8,872 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 Oak Harbor
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oak Harbor on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Greenbank · lowest
Greenbank · lowest
$71,131 median HH income
- Oak Harbor · this city
Oak Harbor · this city
$83,253 median HH income
- Coupeville · near
Coupeville · near
$92,125 median HH income
- Clinton · near
Clinton · near
$94,362 median HH income
- Freeland · near
Freeland · near
$99,519 median HH income
- Camano Island · highest
Camano Island · highest
$105,231 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, Oak Harbor, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 33%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 38,888
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $83,253
- 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 (2) - lead code 98277 (37,823 residents). Household income $83,253 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,672 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Washington, Ilwaco is the closest lower-income city and Tenino the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oak Harbor.
Population concentration
ZIP 98277 swallows Oak Harbor's short list
Across only 2 ZIPs, 98277 still holds about 97% of Oak Harbor's 38,888 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Oak Harbor
Citywide ZBP: 731 establishments, 7,314 employees , annual payroll $327,310k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98277 (702 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (111) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Oak Harbor, WA
These ZIP codes sit in Island County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Oak Harbor. See the Island County roll-up →
Oak Harbor sits in the lower half of Island County on income: Camano Island, Coupeville and Clinton report more, and only Greenbank reports less. Camano Island marks the far end of that range at $105,231, 26% above Oak Harbor.
Side-by-side: Compare 98277 vs 98278 →
Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor, .