99218 ZIP Code, Spokane, WA

99218 is a ZIP code in Spokane, Washington in Spokane County. It covers 6.8 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 99251, 99208 and 99205. 16,897 people live here in 6,330 households. At about 2,488 people per square mile it has suburban density, and owners and renters are mixed (58% own). Median household income is $80,733, below the Washington median of $98,141.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents16,897
Households6,330
Median household income$80,733
Income per person$41,802
Median age38
Homeowners58.4%
Median home value$445,300
Median rent$1,203
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%
Average commute (minutes)26.2
Households with kids under 1831.4%
Moved in the past year13.5%
Below the poverty line11.9%
Broadband internet93.5%
Speak a non-English language at home6.3%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K3.3%
$10–15K4.6%
$15–25K5.3%
$25–35K6.9%
$35–50K11.9%
$50–75K13.9%
$75–100K16.0%
$100–150K15.5%
$150–200K10.0%
$200K+12.6%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1013.1%
10–1915.3%
20–246.4%
25–3411.5%
35–4412.2%
45–5410.9%
55–6410.1%
65–748.5%
75+12.0%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage36.0%
Owned outright20.9%
Rented38.8%
Vacant4.3%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house54.8%
Townhome3.5%
2–4 units5.6%
5–19 units16.1%
20+ units19.6%
Mobile / other0.5%

Businesses in 99218

621 business establishments with 9,769 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

99218 has 10 USPS carrier routes with 6,807 residential and 576 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 99218

99218 has 10 USPS carrier routes (10 city (C)) with 6,807 residential and 576 business mailboxes. Routes range from 435 homes (C034) to 1,321 homes (C024); the median route has 594 homes. The Census counted 6,330 households in 99218 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4992
500–7495
750–9992
1,000–1,4991
1,500+0

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  1. Route C034 — USPS business mailboxes 128, 435 homes
  2. Route C035 — USPS business mailboxes 125, 572 homes
  3. Route C029 — USPS business mailboxes 97, 458 homes
  4. Route C038 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 873 homes
  5. Route C010 — USPS business mailboxes 57, 597 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 99218

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C010City59757$55,615———
C015City59016$144,457———
C024City1,3214$117,415———
C025City79855$56,635———
C028City6251$183,678———
C029City45897$114,456———
C032City5386$97,604———
C034City435128$68,881———
C035City572125$68,881———
C038City87387$85,171———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 99218 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.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 99218, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 99218 in?
99218 is a Spokane, WA mailing address. By land area, 48% lies inside Fairwood, 19% lies inside Country Homes and 9% lies inside Spokane; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 99218 in?
99218 is in Spokane County.
What is the population of 99218?
About 16,897 people (±1,683), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 15,591.
What is the median household income in 99218?
$80,733 (±$8,433), 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 99218?
10 USPS carrier routes with 6,807 residential and 576 business mailboxes (7,387 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 99218?
The closest, measured center to center: 99251 (0.5 mi, Country Homes), 99208 (2.7 mi, Spokane), 99205 (4.6 mi, Spokane), 99207 (4.9 mi, Spokane), 99005 (6.3 mi, Green Bluff) and 99258 (6.4 mi, Spokane).

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