What city is 98516 in?

98516 is a Olympia, WA mailing address. By land area, 29% lies inside Lacey and 2% lies inside Tanglewilde; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 98516?

About 29,177 people (±1,540), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 29,443.

What is the median household income in 98516?

$98,892 (±$7,915), compared with $98,141 for Washington as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 98516?

17 USPS carrier routes with 13,916 residential and 701 business mailboxes (14,620 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 98516?

The closest, measured center to center: 98506 (4.1 mi, Olympia), 98503 (5.2 mi, Lacey), 98327 (5.8 mi, DuPont), 98303 (6 mi, Anderson Island), 98351 (7 mi, Longbranch) and 98513 (7.7 mi, Nisqually Indian Community).

98516 ZIP Code, Olympia, WA

98516 is a ZIP code in Olympia, Washington in Thurston County. It covers 29 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 98506, 98503 and 98327. 29,177 people live here in 11,474 households. At about 1,012 people per square mile it has suburban density, and owners and renters are mixed (66% own). Median household income is $98,892, close to the Washington median of $98,141.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Olympia, WA
County: Thurston County
Land area: 29 sq mi
Population: 29,177
Median household income: $98,892
Carrier routes: 17 (13,916 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	29,177
Households	11,474
Median household income	$98,892
Income per person	$47,679
Median age	38
Homeowners	65.6%
Median home value	$572,500
Median rent	$2,068
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.2%
Average commute (minutes)	25.9
Households with kids under 18	30.1%
Moved in the past year	16.6%
Below the poverty line	9.4%
Broadband internet	94.2%
Speak a non-English language at home	17.3%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.3%
$10–15K	1.2%
$15–25K	4.5%
$25–35K	5.0%
$35–50K	7.0%
$50–75K	14.7%
$75–100K	13.7%
$100–150K	22.4%
$150–200K	11.4%
$200K+	15.7%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	14.1%
10–19	10.6%
20–24	5.6%
25–34	15.1%
35–44	14.4%
45–54	9.3%
55–64	11.4%
65–74	12.3%
75+	7.3%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	38.1%
Owned outright	24.2%
Rented	32.3%
Vacant	5.3%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	66.7%
Townhome	4.9%
2–4 units	3.8%
5–19 units	9.4%
20+ units	9.3%
Mobile / other	6.1%

Businesses in 98516

782 business establishments with 12,603 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 108
Accommodation and Food Services: 96
Health Care and Social Assistance: 83
Construction: 78
Other Services (except Public Administration): 77
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 60
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 51
Wholesale Trade: 40

EDDM carrier routes

98516 has 17 USPS carrier routes with 13,916 residential and 701 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 98516

98516 has 17 USPS carrier routes (13 city (C), 4 rural (R)) with 13,916 residential and 701 business mailboxes. Routes range from 242 homes (R032) to 1,174 homes (C084); the median route has 848 homes. The Census counted 11,474 households in 98516 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	0
500–749	6
750–999	6
1,000–1,499	4
1,500+	0

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Route C085 — USPS business mailboxes 188, 907 homes
Route C066 — USPS business mailboxes 158, 726 homes
Route C064 — USPS business mailboxes 133, 848 homes
Route C081 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 1,025 homes
Route C086 — USPS business mailboxes 54, 800 homes

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Every carrier route in 98516

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C057	City	746	34	$57,675	—	—	—
C064	City	848	133	$73,454	—	—	—
C065	City	712	2	$109,397	—	—	—
C066	City	726	158	$79,074	—	—	—
C069	City	667	0	$87,875	—	—	—
C070	City	1,083	2	$105,253	—	—	—
C071	City	953	0	$115,397	—	—	—
C081	City	1,025	87	$97,258	—	—	—
C082	City	853	6	$114,255	—	—	—
C083	City	951	14	$105,253	—	—	—
C084	City	1,174	6	$87,875	—	—	—
C085	City	907	188	$87,875	—	—	—
C086	City	800	54	$105,253	—	—	—
R012	Rural	1,097	12	$120,160	—	—	—
R024	Rural	574	3	$143,302	—	—	—
R032	Rural	242	1	$120,160	—	—	—
R075	Rural	558	1	$114,255	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 98516 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

98506 — Olympia city, WA (4.1 mi)
98503 — Lacey city, WA (5.2 mi)
98327 — DuPont city, WA (5.8 mi)
98303 — Anderson Island CDP, WA (6 mi)
98351 — Longbranch CDP, WA (7 mi)
98513 — Nisqually Indian Community CDP, WA (7.7 mi)
98433 — Fort Lewis CDP, WA (8.4 mi)
98388 — Steilacoom town, WA (9 mi)

Areas that include 98516

Lacey, WA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Olympia, WA ZIP codes — 6 ZIP codes
Tanglewilde, WA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Thurston County ZIP codes — 15 ZIP codes
Washington ZIP code data

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 98516, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 98516 in?: 98516 is a Olympia, WA mailing address. By land area, 29% lies inside Lacey and 2% lies inside Tanglewilde; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 98516 in?: 98516 is in Thurston County.
What is the population of 98516?: About 29,177 people (±1,540), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 29,443.
What is the median household income in 98516?: $98,892 (±$7,915), compared with $98,141 for Washington as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 98516?: 17 USPS carrier routes with 13,916 residential and 701 business mailboxes (14,620 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 98516?: The closest, measured center to center: 98506 (4.1 mi, Olympia), 98503 (5.2 mi, Lacey), 98327 (5.8 mi, DuPont), 98303 (6 mi, Anderson Island), 98351 (7 mi, Longbranch) and 98513 (7.7 mi, Nisqually Indian Community).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.