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Ocean Shores, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ocean Shores, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,784. 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 OCEAN-SHORES-WA · Ocean Shores, WA 1 ZIPs · 5,784 pop · #18595/25278 · Grays Harbor County

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

  • INC-MID $58,378
  • RANK-LOWER #18595/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aberdeen
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,784
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $380,700

Nearest income peer: Aberdeen, WA ( $225 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 Ocean Shores

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

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,784
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,378
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 $58,378 and poverty 12.0% concentrate in 98569.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ocean Shores as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Kettle Falls is the closest lower-income city and Sekiu the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ocean Shores.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98569, is all of Ocean Shores

There is no split to weigh here: 98569 holds every one of Ocean Shores's 5,784 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 Ocean Shores's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 155 establishments, 1,282 employees , annual payroll $45,871k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98569 (155 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (44) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Ocean Shores, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Grays Harbor County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ocean Shores. See the Grays Harbor County roll-up →

Ocean Shores lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Grays Harbor County: Elma, Montesano and Mccleary earn more and Hoquiam, Grayland and Taholah earn less. Montesano marks the far end of that range at $84,634, 45% above Ocean Shores.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98569 5,784 $58,378 155 153
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Ocean Shores 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 Ocean Shores, .