Underwood, WA · standard
ZIP Code 98651
Skamania County, Washington - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 939
- 20/sq mi
- $90,000
- Median income
- $730,700
- Median home value
- 36.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Underwood pairs an above-median household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 27%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 6%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 20
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 98651 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 98651 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Underwood, Skamania County, Washington, home to just 939 residents across 46.3 square miles, a density of 20 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 98651 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $90,000 (1% below the average Washington ZIP), while per-capita income is $67,750. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 3.7% and unemployment is 3.0%. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $730,700 (43% above the average Washington ZIP), while 87.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and median rent is $1,035.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 36.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 more in Skamania County, so 98651 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 98651, Underwood, WA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
939
Population
46.3
Area (sq mi)
20
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 98651?
58.3
Median Age
51.8%
Male
48.2%
Female
7.6%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$90,000
Median Household Income
-1% vs state ZIP avg
$67,750
Per Capita Income
3.7%
Poverty Rate
3.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
451housing units
451
Total Housing Units
422
Occupied Units
29
Vacant Units
2.16
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$730,700
Median Home Value
+43% vs state ZIP avg
$1,035
Median Rent
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 20 business establishments in ZIP 98651, employing approximately 57 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,523,000.
20
Businesses
57
Employees
$2.5M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5 | 25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 25.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 98651 vs 98605 →
ZIP 98651 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 97031
Hood River (97031)
18,375 residents
- 98672 6,146
White Salmon (98672)
6,146 residents
- 98605 1,225
Bingen (98605)
1,225 residents
- 98651 939
Underwood (98651)
939 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 98651 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 98651 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 98672
White Salmon (98672)
$97,622 median income
- 97031
Hood River (97031)
$91,858 median income
- 98651
Underwood (98651)
$90,000 median income
- 98605
Bingen (98605)
$72,917 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 98651 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 98651, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.