| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 360 / 509 / 564 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:35 PM |
| Population: | 80,230 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 53007 |
| CBSA: | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA |
| Land Area: | 3,239 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 72 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.6905, -120.4203 |
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80,230 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 3,239 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 73,860 to 80,230 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.6% change. 9 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 98821 (Dryden, $134,233 median) and poorest ZIP 98847 (Peshastin, $68,814) are 6.4 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $380,100 in 98836 (Monitor) to $720,000 in 98826 (Leavenworth).
Density varies 2593× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 98822 (Entiat) to 10,704 in 98821 (Dryden).
Educational attainment ranges from 24.6% bachelor's+ in 98822 (Entiat) to 45.9% in 98826 (Leavenworth) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Washington, this is the #17 most populous of 39 counties and ranks #17 for median household income with the #27 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $83,157 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
31.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (17,404 of 55,884 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 6 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98801 | Wenatchee | Standard | 45,426 | $81,488 | 257.6 | 9.4% |
| 98815 | Cashmere | Standard | 7,830 | $88,108 | 93.7 | 6.7% |
| 98816 | Chelan | Standard | 7,752 | $82,577 | 365.9 | 11.0% |
| 98826 | Leavenworth | Standard | 7,605 | $87,646 | 1,210.8 | 14.6% |
| 98831 | Manson | Standard | 3,953 | $82,650 | 52.2 | 14.7% |
| 98822 | Entiat | Standard | 2,394 | $86,103 | 579.9 | 14.4% |
| 98828 | Malaga | Standard | 1,898 | $70,197 | 61.8 | -17.8% |
| 98847 | Peshastin | Standard | 1,641 | $68,814 | 100.4 | 1.5% |
| 98821 | Dryden | PO Box | 1,019 | $134,233 | 0.1 | 211.6% |
| 98836 | Monitor | PO Box | 429 | — | 7.9 | -59.5% |
| 98817 | Chelan Falls | PO Box | 233 | — | 1.3 | -45.7% |
| 98852 | Stehekin | PO Box | 44 | $47,750 | 507.2 | 528.6% |
| 98811 | Ardenvoir | PO Box | 6 | — | 0.0 | -93.1% |
| 98807 | Wenatchee | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |