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Fords Prairie ZIP codes, Washington

No ZIP code is named for Fords Prairie, WA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 98531. Its area codes are 360 and 564.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,823
Area codes
360, 564

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Fords Prairie itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Centralia (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Fords Prairie in numbers

About 1,823 people live in Fords Prairie, in 863 households. The median household income is $55,608 a year, 43% below the Washington median of $98,141 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $368,000 (35% below the Washington median), and median gross rent is $1,161 a month. The median age is 47.2; 19.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.6% across Washington); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population1,823Fords Prairie1,823
Households863Fords Prairie863
Median age47.2Fords Prairie47.2Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$55,608Fords Prairie$55,608Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$368,000Fords Prairie$368,000Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,161Fords Prairie$1,161Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%Fords Prairie19.2%Washington39.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute18.8 minFords Prairie18.8 minWashington26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density489 / sq miFords Prairie489 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Fords Prairie CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Fords Prairie

These ZIP codes cover part of Fords Prairie but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Fords Prairie
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
98531 Centralia , WA Standard 27,337 $63,406 $343,000

Map of Fords Prairie ZIP codes

98531

The ZIP codes of Fords Prairie, WA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Fords Prairie

The nearest larger towns are Centralia (18,830 people, 2.4 mi), Grand Mound (3,287 people, 3.6 mi) and Rochester (5,834 people, 5.7 mi).

Towns near Fords Prairie
TownPopulationDistance
Centralia 18,830 2.4 mi
Grand Mound 3,287 3.6 mi
Rochester 5,834 5.7 mi
Chehalis 7,587 6.1 mi
Tumwater 26,956 17.1 mi
Olympia 55,951 20.8 mi
Yelm 11,102 21.7 mi
Lacey 57,737 22.5 mi
Tanglewilde 6,314 23.4 mi
North Yelm 2,522 23.8 mi
Elma 3,483 26.1 mi
DuPont 9,931 29.9 mi

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