Orcas, WA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Orcas, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 480. 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 ORCAS-WA · Orcas, WA 1 ZIPs · 480 pop · #9181/25278 · San Juan County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP
- INC-HIGH $80,192
- RANK-UPPER #9181/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lopez Island
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 84% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 480
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-TOP $1,031,300
Nearest income peer: Lopez Island, WA ( $73 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 Orcas
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Orcas on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Waldron · lowest $45,625
Waldron · lowest
$45,625 median HH income
- Olga · near
Olga · near
$70,417 median HH income
- Shaw Island · near
Shaw Island · near
$74,250 median HH income
- Lopez Island · near
Lopez Island · near
$80,119 median HH income
- Orcas · this city
Orcas · this city
$80,192 median HH income
- Friday Harbor · near
Friday Harbor · near
$88,556 median HH income
- Deer Harbor · highest
Deer Harbor · highest
$139,167 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, Orcas, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 36%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 480
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $80,192
- 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 (1) - lead code 98280 (480 residents). Household income $80,192 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Orcas as a pure owner town.
Within Washington, Winlock is the closest lower-income city and Anderson Island the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Orcas.
Population concentration
Orcas's single ZIP 98280 carries the town
Orcas is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 98280 is the entire residential footprint (480 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
Dense ZBP book packed into Orcas's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 78 employees , annual payroll $4,119k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98280 (13 units) .
ZIP Codes in Orcas, WA
These ZIP codes sit in San Juan County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Orcas. See the San Juan County roll-up →
Orcas lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing San Juan County: Friday Harbor, Eastsound and Deer Harbor earn more and Olga, Shaw Island and Waldron earn less. Deer Harbor marks the far end of that range at $139,167, 74% above Orcas.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98280 | 480 | $80,192 | 13 | 26 |
Orcas 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 Orcas, .