ZIP code
98502
Olympia, WA
98502 covers Olympia in Thurston County, with 35,043 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 98502. Methodology
ZIP code map of 98502

About ZIP code 98502
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 98502. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 98502
Race
- White26,821
- Black or African American1,071
- American Indian or Alaska Native507
- Asian2,362
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander186
- Other race951
- Two or more races3,800
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 2,836
Age
- Under 103,674
- 10 to 193,778
- 20 to 295,100
- 30 to 395,036
- 40 to 494,271
- 50 to 594,259
- 60 to 694,907
- 70 to 793,342
- 80 and older1,331
Income and housing in 98502
Education
- High school graduate97.0%
- Bachelor's degree51.7%
- Graduate degree20.0%
Places covering 98502
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Thurston County99.8%
- Mason County0.2%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
38.9% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 98502
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24,411 | |
| 2006 | 23,612 | |
| 2007 | 25,683 | |
| 2008 | 24,667 | |
| 2009 | 25,073 | |
| 2010 | 24,792 | |
| 2011 | 30,341 | 25,013 |
| 2012 | 30,621 | 25,670 |
| 2013 | 30,490 | 25,930 |
| 2014 | 30,299 | 26,350 |
| 2015 | 30,487 | 27,730 |
| 2016 | 31,492 | 28,570 |
| 2017 | 32,889 | 29,000 |
| 2018 | 34,800 | 29,250 |
| 2019 | 35,018 | 29,890 |
| 2020 | 35,307 | 29,630 |
| 2021 | 35,954 | 29,280 |
| 2022 | 35,551 | 29,050 |
| 2023 | 35,043 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 98502
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 98505Olympia2.5 miPop 636 · Income —
- 98506Olympia7.5 miPop 18,763 · Income $93,968
- 98512Olympia8.9 miPop 31,291 · Income $93,738
- 98501Olympia10.0 miPop 46,937 · Income $95,695
- 98516Olympia11.3 miPop 28,286 · Income $92,191
- 98503Lacey11.6 miPop 42,189 · Income $87,515
- 98557Mccleary11.8 miPop 3,949 · Income $78,023
- 98584Shelton12.5 miPop 40,036 · Income $73,149
- 98351Longbranch14.3 miPop 1,832 · Income $145,613
- 98556Littlerock14.6 miPop 402 · Income —
- 98513Olympia15.0 miPop 37,953 · Income $108,270
- 98559Malone16.6 miPop 0 · Income —
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ZIP code 98502 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 98502 in?
- 98502 is in Olympia, WA.
- What county is 98502 in?
- 98502 is in Thurston County.
- What is the median household income in 98502?
- The median household income in 98502 is $87,154.
- Which ZIP codes are near 98502?
- Use the radius tool on this page to list ZIP codes within a chosen distance of 98502.