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Tumwater ZIP code, Washington

The ZIP code for Tumwater, WA is 98511, and its area codes are 360 and 564.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
26,956
Area codes
360, 564

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Tumwater itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Olympia (1.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Tumwater uses the ZIP code above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Tumwater in numbers

About 26,956 people live in Tumwater, in 10,929 households, the 48th-largest of Washington's 628 census places. The median household income is $95,212 a year, about the same as the Washington median of $98,141 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $472,200 (16% below the Washington median), and median gross rent is $1,779 a month. The median age is 37.1; 42.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.6% across Washington); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population26,956Tumwater26,956
Households10,929Tumwater10,929
Median age37.1Tumwater37.1Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$95,212Tumwater$95,212Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$472,200Tumwater$472,200Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,779Tumwater$1,779Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%Tumwater42.9%Washington39.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.3 minTumwater21.3 minWashington26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,519 / sq miTumwater1,519 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Tumwater

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Tumwater
ZIP City Type
98511 Tumwater , WA No street area

Other ZIP codes overlapping Tumwater

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

ZIP codes overlapping Tumwater
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
98501 Olympia , WA Standard 48,067 $97,198 $529,300
98502 Olympia , WA Standard 35,398 $92,207 $537,200
98512 Olympia , WA Standard 31,864 $101,530 $472,100

Towns near Tumwater

The nearest larger towns are Olympia (55,951 people, 3.7 mi), Lacey (57,737 people, 6.7 mi) and Lakewood (62,937 people, 22 mi).

Towns near Tumwater
TownPopulationDistance
Olympia 55,951 3.7 mi
Lacey 57,737 6.7 mi
Tanglewilde 6,314 7.7 mi
Yelm 11,102 13.3 mi
Rochester 5,834 13.6 mi
Grand Mound 3,287 13.8 mi
North Yelm 2,522 14.4 mi
DuPont 9,931 15.1 mi
Longbranch 4,638 17.7 mi
North Fort Lewis 6,337 17.7 mi
Fort Lewis 15,167 18.0 mi
Centralia 18,830 18.6 mi
Shelton 10,612 18.7 mi
Steilacoom 6,686 19.7 mi

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