| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 360 / 564 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:15 PM |
| Population: | 79,120 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 53009 |
| CBSA: | Port Angeles, WA |
| Land Area: | 2,639 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 77 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.0604, -123.9209 |
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79,120 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 2,639 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 73,429 to 79,120 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.8% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 98305 (Beaver, $98,715 median) and poorest ZIP 98326 (Clallam Bay, $46,500) are 7.3 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.7× across this county — from $133,600 in 98357 (Neah Bay) to $493,900 in 98382 (Sequim).
Density varies 96× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 98305 (Beaver) to 169 in 98362 (Port Angeles).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.5% bachelor's+ in 98326 (Clallam Bay) to 36.4% in 98382 (Sequim) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Washington, this is the #19 most populous of 39 counties and ranks #35 for median household income with the #29 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,579 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
31.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (19,514 of 62,365 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Port Angeles.
7 Standard delivery, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98382 | Sequim | Standard | 31,052 | $74,189 | 324.5 | 14.3% |
| 98362 | Port Angeles | Standard | 24,313 | $70,123 | 144.1 | 7.8% |
| 98363 | Port Angeles | Standard | 14,237 | $64,869 | 476.2 | 2.2% |
| 98331 | Forks | Standard | 5,826 | $62,135 | 1,032.9 | -6.7% |
| 98357 | Neah Bay | PO Box | 1,519 | $55,250 | 42.9 | -6.9% |
| 98326 | Clallam Bay | Standard | 1,207 | $46,500 | 310.1 | 59.0% |
| 98305 | Beaver | Standard | 419 | $98,715 | 238.1 | 79.1% |
| 98350 | La Push | PO Box | 344 | $51,250 | 2.6 | -23.2% |
| 98381 | Sekiu | Standard | 203 | $58,571 | 67.6 | -56.3% |
| 98324 | Carlsborg | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 98343 | Joyce | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |