PlainZIP

Port Townsend, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Port Townsend, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,724. 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 PORT-TOWNSEND-WA · Port Townsend, WA 1 ZIPs · 14,724 pop · #13383/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $69,688
  • RANK-MID #13383/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Port Hadlock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,724
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $554,300

Nearest income peer: Port Hadlock, WA (+ $8,090 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 Port Townsend

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,724
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,688
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 $69,688 and poverty 11.5% concentrate in 98368.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Port Townsend as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Orondo is the closest lower-income city and Lakewood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Port Townsend.

Population concentration

Port Townsend's single ZIP 98368 carries the town

Port Townsend is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 98368 is the entire residential footprint (14,724 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 Port Townsend's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 619 establishments, 5,298 employees , annual payroll $292,151k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98368 (619 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (84) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Port Townsend, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Port Townsend. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Port Townsend sits in the lower half of Jefferson County on income: Port Ludlow, Port Hadlock and Chimacum report more, Quilcene and Brinnon report less. Nordland marks the far end of that range at $110,368, 58% above Port Townsend.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98368 14,724 $69,688 619 107
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Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend, .