Residential delivery area · Washington
ZIP Code 98616: Cougar, WA
ZIP code 98616 uses the postal name Cougar, Washington and lies mostly in Skamania County (98% of its land) with the rest in Cowlitz County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 190 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Cougar (a census-designated place); more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Cougar · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Skamania County (98%); Cowlitz County (2%)
- Census places
- Cougar census-designated place
- Metro area
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- House district
- WA-3 119th Congress
- State
- Washington
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Land area
- 113.5 sq mi · 2 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 98616?
98616 centers on 46.075°, -122.183° and covers 113.5 square miles of land plus 7.7 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 98603, 98675.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 98616, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 98616 compare with the rest of Skamania County?
| Measure | 98616 | In Skamania County | In WA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 192 | 8th of 8 | 545th of 605 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
98616's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (192). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 5% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 98616?
The 2020 Census counted 200 people in 98616; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 192. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 192±126 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 200
- Households
- 119
- Median age
- 66.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 98616?
Of the 192 people the ACS estimates in 98616, 0.0% are under 18 and 50.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (99.5%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 6450.0%
- 65 and older50.0%
- White, not Hispanic99.5%
- Other or two or more0.5%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 98616?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 439
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 98616?
8 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Accommodation and food services3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 98616?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98603 | Ariel | 1,267 | $78k | 11.2 mi |
| 98675 | Yacolt | 7,305 | $100k | 15.4 mi |
| 98601 | Amboy | 2,585 | $107k | 15.4 mi (near) |
| 98625 | Kalama | 7,655 | $116k | 18.7 mi (near) |
| 98610 | Carson | 2,832 | $73k | 22.2 mi (near) |
| 98649 | Toutle | 929 | $74k | 23.6 mi (near) |
| 98604 | Battle Ground | 38,839 | $112k | 24.4 mi (near) |
| 98674 | Woodland | 17,525 | $94k | 24.7 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.