What city is 98686 in?

98686 is a Vancouver, WA mailing address. By land area, 34% lies inside Mount Vista, 33% lies inside Barberton, 18% lies inside Salmon Creek and 1% lies inside Five Corners; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 98686?

About 21,243 people (±1,115), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 21,462.

What is the median household income in 98686?

$107,801 (±$6,161), 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 98686?

12 USPS carrier routes with 10,294 residential and 261 business mailboxes (10,556 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 98686?

The closest, measured center to center: 98662 (3.2 mi, Five Corners), 98665 (3.2 mi, Hazel Dell), 98685 (3.5 mi, Salmon Creek), 98663 (5.1 mi, Vancouver), 98661 (5.8 mi, Vancouver) and 98660 (6.3 mi, Vancouver).

98686 ZIP Code, Vancouver, WA

98686 is a ZIP code in Vancouver, Washington in Clark County. It covers 12 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 98662, 98665 and 98685. 21,243 people live here in 8,114 households. At about 1,823 people per square mile it has suburban density, and most homes are owner-occupied (77%). Median household income is $107,801, close to the Washington median of $98,141.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Vancouver, WA
County: Clark County
Land area: 12 sq mi
Population: 21,243
Median household income: $107,801
Carrier routes: 12 (10,294 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	21,243
Households	8,114
Median household income	$107,801
Income per person	$51,153
Median age	41.9
Homeowners	76.9%
Median home value	$596,700
Median rent	$1,926
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%
Average commute (minutes)	23.3
Households with kids under 18	30.6%
Moved in the past year	11.6%
Below the poverty line	5.6%
Broadband internet	97.0%
Speak a non-English language at home	12.9%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	3.0%
$10–15K	1.0%
$15–25K	4.2%
$25–35K	4.8%
$35–50K	7.1%
$50–75K	12.6%
$75–100K	12.3%
$100–150K	23.6%
$150–200K	13.3%
$200K+	18.1%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.1%
10–19	12.6%
20–24	5.0%
25–34	10.6%
35–44	14.1%
45–54	16.9%
55–64	10.9%
65–74	11.3%
75+	6.7%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	52.5%
Owned outright	20.8%
Rented	21.9%
Vacant	4.8%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	73.4%
Townhome	5.8%
2–4 units	3.0%
5–19 units	5.5%
20+ units	8.8%
Mobile / other	3.5%

Businesses in 98686

530 business establishments with 8,000 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Health Care and Social Assistance: 105
Construction: 92
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 64
Retail Trade: 45
Other Services (except Public Administration): 43
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 40
Accommodation and Food Services: 31
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 30

EDDM carrier routes

98686 has 12 USPS carrier routes with 10,294 residential and 261 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 98686

98686 has 12 USPS carrier routes (4 city (C), 8 rural (R)) with 10,294 residential and 261 business mailboxes. Routes range from 215 homes (R045) to 1,261 homes (C036); the median route has 831 homes. The Census counted 8,114 households in 98686 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	0
500–749	0
750–999	8
1,000–1,499	3
1,500+	0

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Route R016 — USPS business mailboxes 85, 820 homes
Route C086 — USPS business mailboxes 66, 1,002 homes
Route R029 — USPS business mailboxes 40, 842 homes
Route R007 — USPS business mailboxes 27, 789 homes
Route C036 — USPS business mailboxes 11, 1,261 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 98686

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C036	City	1,261	11	$104,969	—	—	—
C080	City	996	11	$77,961	—	—	—
C086	City	1,002	66	$68,253	—	—	—
C096	City	768	0	$116,042	—	—	—
R006	Rural	796	0	$141,398	—	—	—
R007	Rural	789	27	$107,150	—	—	—
R016	Rural	820	85	$118,735	—	—	—
R019	Rural	1,106	4	$163,087	—	—	—
R026	Rural	809	8	$77,055	—	—	—
R029	Rural	842	40	$107,150	—	—	—
R030	Rural	890	8	$77,055	—	—	—
R045	Rural	215	1	$101,698	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 98686 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

98662 — Five Corners CDP, WA (3.2 mi)
98665 — Hazel Dell CDP, WA (3.2 mi)
98685 — Salmon Creek CDP, WA (3.5 mi)
98663 — Vancouver city, WA (5.1 mi)
98661 — Vancouver city, WA (5.8 mi)
98660 — Vancouver city, WA (6.3 mi)
98642 — Ridgefield city, WA (6.7 mi)
98664 — Vancouver city, WA (7.5 mi)

Areas that include 98686

Vancouver, WA ZIP codes — 11 ZIP codes
Salmon Creek, WA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Mount Vista, WA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Barberton, WA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Clark County ZIP codes — 20 ZIP codes
Washington ZIP code data

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 98686, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 98686 in?: 98686 is a Vancouver, WA mailing address. By land area, 34% lies inside Mount Vista, 33% lies inside Barberton, 18% lies inside Salmon Creek and 1% lies inside Five Corners; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 98686 in?: 98686 is in Clark County.
What is the population of 98686?: About 21,243 people (±1,115), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 21,462.
What is the median household income in 98686?: $107,801 (±$6,161), 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 98686?: 12 USPS carrier routes with 10,294 residential and 261 business mailboxes (10,556 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 98686?: The closest, measured center to center: 98662 (3.2 mi, Five Corners), 98665 (3.2 mi, Hazel Dell), 98685 (3.5 mi, Salmon Creek), 98663 (5.1 mi, Vancouver), 98661 (5.8 mi, Vancouver) and 98660 (6.3 mi, Vancouver).

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