Estimated zip code population in 2019: 6,123 Zip code population in 2010: 5,863 Zip code population in 2000: 5,469
Houses and condos: 3,564 Renter-occupied apartments: 787
% of renters here:
30%
State:
37%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 98855: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 642.1 sq. mi. Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 10 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.8% ($1,413)
Washington:
0.9% ($3,601)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,537 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,328 (0.8%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 98855, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,417 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,417
State:
$69,533
Salary/wage: $32,083 (reported on 78.2% of returns)
Here:
$32,083
State:
$57,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,747 (reported on 27.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,747
Washington:
$1,816
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,525 (reported on 14.0% of returns)
Here:
$3,525
State:
$8,163
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,053 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:
+$8,053
State:
+$21,568
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,058 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
+$11,058
State:
+$16,521
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,400 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
98855:
$10,400
Washington:
$18,648
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,334 (26% of AGI, reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:
$20,334
State:
$23,872
Here:
26.1% of AGI
State:
18.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,325 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:
$4,325
State:
$4,465
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $3,884 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
98855:
$3,884
State:
$6,400
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,309 (reported on 23.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,309
State:
$2,073
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 40.2%
Here:
40%
State:
43%
(% for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs below $25k, 43.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 98855, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,658 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$27,658
State:
$54,331
Salary/wage: $25,799 (reported on 79.0% of returns)
Here:
$25,799
State:
$45,761
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,817 (reported on 36.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,817
Washington:
$2,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,142 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,142
State:
$5,879
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,279 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
Here:
+$6,279
State:
+$15,835
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,392 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:
+$8,392
State:
+$13,994
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,069 (reported on 2.8% of returns)
98855:
$3,069
Washington:
$3,001
Total itemized deductions: $15,339 (28% of AGI, reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
$15,339
State:
$19,669
Here:
28.5% of AGI
State:
20.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,986 (5% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,986
State:
$3,569
Here:
5.1% of AGI
State:
3.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,798 (reported on 66.7% of returns)
98855:
$3,798
State:
$9,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,830 (reported on 21.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,830
State:
$1,607
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 49.0%
Here:
49%
State:
49%
(% for various income ranges: 42.2% for AGIs below $10k, 48.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 50.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 546 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,061
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (41 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 936 (592 now married, 337 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 98855 with a mortgage: 717 (20 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,148
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,184 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $328
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
19.1%
Whole state:
9.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
13.9%
Whole state:
5.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.0
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 98855: Leese (A), Highlands (B), Mount Bonaparte Lookout (C), Spectacle Lake Campground (D), Camp Tokiwanee (E), Aeneas Guard Station (F), Sonora Point Resort Recreational Vehicle Park (G), Spectacle Lake Resort Recreational Vehicle Park (H), Bonaparte Campground (I), Lost Lake Campground (J), Highland Fire Camp (K), C M Pardey Ranch (L), Tonasket Sewage Treatment Plant (M), Tonasket Emergency Medical Services District (N), Okanogan County Fire District 4 (O), Okanogan County Fire District 16 Arenas Valley (P), Tonasket Police Department (Q), Sunny Slope Grange Hall (R), Tonasket Town Hall (S), Tonasket Community Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 98855 include: Tonasket Free Methodist Church (A), Tonasket Adventist Church (B), Ellisforde Church of the Brethren (C), Hope Lutheran Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Green Lake (A), Hunter Lake (B), Schalow Pond (C), Lounsbury Lake (D), Doheney Lake (E), Razor Lake (F), Burden Lake (G), Round Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bailey Creek (A), Bannon Creek (B), Barnell Creek (C), Bench Creek (D), Bonaparte Creek (E), Cape Labelle Creek (F), Chewiliken Creek (G), Cobey Creek (H), Cole Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 98855 include: Sinlahekin Wildlife Recreation Area (1), Sinlahekin State Wildlife Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 246 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 802 2-persons, 289 3-persons, 350 4-persons, 156 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 950 1-person, 27 2-persons, 2 5-persons
813 married couples with children.
351 single-parent households (37 men, 314 women).
79.7% of residents of 98855 zip code speak English at home.
19.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 12% well, 9% not well, 10% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% very well, 13% well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% not well).
Foreign born population: 623 (10.2%) (16.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
10.2%
Whole state:
14.9%
73%Honduras
6%Singapore
2%Costa Rica
1%Moldova
1%Romania
0%Sweden
0%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
18%American
9%German
7%English
4%Irish
3%European
2%Italian
1%Swedish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2072010 or later
2252000 to 2009
741990 to 1999
187Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BLUE BIRD TONASKET PLANT (440 RAILROAD AVE in TONASKET, WA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-CRK000022490, EPCRA, WATQUAL-WAG435211, NPDES NON-MAJOR Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS; CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING; REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE Organizations: BLUE BIRD INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BLUE BIRD BONAPARTE CREEK, BONAPART CREEK STORAGE, BONAPARTE CREEK STORAGE, REGAL FRUIT COOP, REGAL FRUIT COOP BONAPARTE CRE
BLUE BIRD - TONASKET PLANT (215 WEST 4TH in TONASKET, WA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING Alternative names: REGAL FRUIT COOP TONASKET
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.9% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.7%
59.2%Electricity
33.0%Wood
3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1.3%Other fuel
1.0%No fuel used
0.5%Solar energy
Population in 1990: 4,921. Population change in the 1990s: +548 (+11.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,627
Northeast: 190
Midwest: 374
South: 260
West: 991
55% of the 98855 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.
90% of the 98855 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80
Here:
12.7%
Washington:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
Here:
3.5%
Washington:
7.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Washington:
15.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
92,613Law enforcement workers including supervisors
60,329Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
53,986Health technologists and technicians
52,988Computer and mathematical occupations
44,285Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
43,611Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
ROCK BOTTOM CO LLC (66 RED FOX LANE in TONASKET, WA; small business)
$2,694 with Navy for Surgical Dressing Materials. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2004-05-25. Completion date: 2004-06-18.
HELEN V PLEASANT (681 NORTH HWY in TONASKET, WA; small business) : $2,000 in 2 contractsin 1999
$1,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Electronic and Communications Facilities. Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$1,000, same as above.Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
People in group quarters in 2010:
62 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
62 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
11 people in residential treatment centers for adults
2 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
2 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
62 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
32 people in nursing homes
19 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 27. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 57 took place in 2009, and the least - 3 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (56.6%), and Structure Fires (29.2%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 98855
(53.1%)
(46.9%)
Nearest zip codes: 98849, 98844, 98841, 98859, 98840, 99155.
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 27. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 57 took place in 2009, and the least - 3 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (56.6%), and Structure Fires (29.2%).