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ZIP Code 98943: South Cle Elum, WA

ZIP code 98943 uses the postal name South Cle Elum, Washington and lies entirely in Kittitas County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 580 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $66,750 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 41% of its land lies in South Cle Elum; 59% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2022
  • ZBP2023
9national area: Washington, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and 7 more
989sectional center: Yakima, WA (SCF 989)
43delivery area within it
Town
South Cle Elum · its only residential ZIP
Census places
South Cle Elum
Micro area
Ellensburg, WA
House district
WA-8 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
0.8 sq mi · 695 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 98943?

98943 centers on 47.184°, -120.965° and covers 0.8 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 1 ZIP code: 98922.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 98943 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 98943, 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 98943 compare with the rest of Kittitas County?

Rank of 98943 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure98943In Kittitas CountyIn WA
People (ACS 2020-2024)5799th of 12468th of 605
Median household income$67knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$374knot rankednot ranked

98943's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (579). 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 75% 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 98943?

The 2020 Census counted 574 people in 98943; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 579. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
579±216 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
574
Households
282
Median age
47.1

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 98943?

Of the 579 people the ACS estimates in 98943, 11.7% are under 18 and 25.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (78.2%), then Hispanic or Latino (12.3%).

  • Under 1811.7%
  • 18 to 6462.5%
  • 65 and older25.7%
Age of the people of 98943 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic78.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino12.3%
  • Other or two or more9.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 98943 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 do households in 98943 earn?

Median household income is $66,750 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$66,750±$19,427
Income per person
$37,569
Below the poverty line
13.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
24.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 98943?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$374,300
Median gross rent
$1,661
Homes owned by their occupants
71.6%
Housing units
306
0 50 100 150 20072022 0 50 100 150 20072022 0 50 100 150 20072022
Index = 100 in 2007, the first year FHFA reports for 98943; 2022: 182.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 98943 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 98943?

13 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction4

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 98943?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 98943, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
98922Cle Elum7,688$74k5.5 mi
98941Roslyn1,076$105k3.3 mi (near)
98946Thorp398$122k12.7 mi (near)
98940Ronald858$246k12.8 mi (near)
98925Easton850$97k16.2 mi (near)
98847Peshastin1,641$69k23.3 mi (near)
98068Snoqualmie Pass482$100k25.7 mi (near)
98934Kittitas775$79k29.3 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.