ZIP code
98942
Selah, WA
98942 covers Selah in Yakima County, with 18,564 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 98942. Methodology
ZIP code map of 98942
About ZIP code 98942
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 98942. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 98942
Race
- White14,158
- Black or African American115
- American Indian or Alaska Native227
- Asian197
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander25
- Other race1,794
- Two or more races1,995
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 3,660
Age
- Under 102,574
- 10 to 192,769
- 20 to 292,090
- 30 to 392,482
- 40 to 492,150
- 50 to 592,276
- 60 to 692,311
- 70 to 791,294
- 80 and older565
Income and housing in 98942
Education
- High school graduate86.0%
- Bachelor's degree24.7%
- Graduate degree9.8%
Places covering 98942
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.
- Yakima County100.0%
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
56.0% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 98942
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15,764 | |
| 2006 | 15,441 | |
| 2007 | 16,315 | |
| 2008 | 16,036 | |
| 2009 | 16,442 | |
| 2010 | 16,447 | |
| 2011 | 15,898 | 16,252 |
| 2012 | 16,074 | 16,340 |
| 2013 | 16,869 | 16,500 |
| 2014 | 16,724 | 16,440 |
| 2015 | 17,178 | 16,680 |
| 2016 | 17,015 | 16,980 |
| 2017 | 17,666 | 17,130 |
| 2018 | 17,148 | 17,370 |
| 2019 | 17,425 | 17,470 |
| 2020 | 17,454 | 17,810 |
| 2021 | 17,949 | 17,630 |
| 2022 | 18,047 | 17,420 |
| 2023 | 18,564 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 98942
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 98923Cowiche9.7 miPop 1,027 · Income $45,409
- 98947Tieton10.4 miPop 3,146 · Income $66,711
- 98908Yakima12.4 miPop 37,921 · Income $80,266
- 98902Yakima15.3 miPop 45,377 · Income $60,050
- 98934Kittitas17.0 miPop 803 · Income $59,250
- 98901Yakima18.1 miPop 32,080 · Income $56,429
- 98946Thorp18.9 miPop 303 · Income $120,250
- 98926Ellensburg19.5 miPop 31,883 · Income $66,826
- 98939Parker22.7 miPop 90 · Income $31,094
- 98903Yakima22.9 miPop 19,010 · Income $69,188
- 98951Wapato24.9 miPop 12,935 · Income $63,083
- 98937Naches26.6 miPop 4,701 · Income $63,646
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ZIP code 98942 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 98942 in?
- 98942 is in Selah, WA.
- What county is 98942 in?
- 98942 is in Yakima County.
- What is the median household income in 98942?
- The median household income in 98942 is $83,251.
- Which ZIP codes are near 98942?
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