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.

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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.

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, 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) .

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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, .