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Point Roberts, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Point Roberts, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,314. 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 POINT-ROBERTS-WA · Point Roberts, WA 1 ZIPs · 1,314 pop · #9945/25278 · Whatcom County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $78,125
  • RANK-UPPER #9945/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bellingham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,314
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $483,900

Nearest income peer: Bellingham, WA ( $38 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 Point Roberts

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Point Roberts 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, Point Roberts, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,314
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,125
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 98281 (1,314 residents). Household income $78,125 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Washington, Bellingham is the closest lower-income city and Ariel the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Point Roberts.

Population concentration

Point Roberts's single ZIP 98281 carries the town

Point Roberts is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 98281 is the entire residential footprint (1,314 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 Point Roberts's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 59 establishments, 149 employees , annual payroll $6,387k (~45 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98281 (59 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (10) · also Real estate and rental and leasing · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Point Roberts, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Whatcom County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Point Roberts. See the Whatcom County roll-up →

Point Roberts sits in the lower half of Whatcom County on income: Ferndale, Lynden and Blaine report more, Maple Falls and Deming report less. Custer marks the far end of that range at $110,116, 41% above Point Roberts.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98281 1,314 $78,125 59 104
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Point Roberts 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 Point Roberts, .