Zip code 98853: Stratford, Washington
Boundary is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which closely tracks the postal delivery area.
About 98853
98853 is a rural zip code in Stratford, Washington (Grant County), covering 21 sq mi of land. About 6 people live here. The median resident is 57.5 years old, compared with 38.9 nationally. With so few residents, the Census figures below are rough estimates with wide margins of error.
0% of residents live below the poverty line (U.S.: 12.5%). 100% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners.
0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (U.S.: 36%). The most common jobs among working residents are in office and administrative support; production and manufacturing; and transportation and moving goods.
How 98853 compares
Only about 6 people live here, so these survey estimates have wide margins of error.
- U.S. 334,922,499 · WA 7,816,116
- Population density0/sq miU.S. 95/sq mi · WA 118/sq mi
- Per capita income$47,433U.S. $44,673 · WA $53,744
- Median age57.5U.S. 38.9 · WA 38.3
- U.S. 12.5% · WA 9.9%
- U.S. 35.7% · WA 39.6%
- U.S. 65.2% · WA 63.8%
- U.S. 15.1% · WA 19.8%
- U.S. 5.2% · WA 5.1%
- U.S. 61.4 · WA 56.5
- Broadband access100%U.S. 91% · WA 93.6%
- U.S. 8.4% · WA 6.3%
- Veterans33.3%U.S. 6.2% · WA 7.8%
- U.S. 14.1% · WA 15.4%
- Housing vacancy87.5%U.S. 10.1% · WA 7.3%
- U.S. 17.2% · WA 16.6%
- U.S. 22% · WA 21.4%
- Median earnings per worker$28,750U.S. $49,666 · WA $59,959
- U.S. 3.8% · WA 6.7%
- U.S. 9.7% · WA 9.3%
- U.S. 10% · WA 9.6%
- Government workers66.7%U.S. 14.5% · WA 16%
| Measure | 98853 | Grant | WA | U.S. | National percentile | Rank in WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6 | 101,799 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 | — | — |
| Population density | 0/sq mi | 38/sq mi | 118/sq mi | 95/sq mi | — | — |
| Per capita income | $47,433 | $33,242 | $53,744 | $44,673 | — | — |
| Median age | 57.5 | 33.7 | 38.3 | 38.9 | — | — |
| Poverty rate | 0% | 15.8% | 9.9% | 12.5% | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0% | 18.4% | 39.6% | 35.7% | — | — |
| Homeownership rate | 100% | 66.3% | 63.8% | 65.2% | — | — |
| Work from home | 0% | 9.7% | 19.8% | 15.1% | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 0% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 5.2% | — | — |
| Diversity index | 0 | 56.4 | 56.5 | 61.4 | — | — |
| Broadband access | 100% | 90.8% | 93.6% | 91% | — | — |
| Uninsured rate | 0% | 13.6% | 6.3% | 8.4% | — | — |
| Veterans | 33.3% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 6.2% | — | — |
| Foreign-born residents | 0% | 16.1% | 15.4% | 14.1% | — | — |
| Housing vacancy | 87.5% | 12% | 7.3% | 10.1% | — | — |
| Residents 65 and older | 33.3% | 14.6% | 16.6% | 17.2% | — | — |
| Residents under 18 | 0% | 28.3% | 21.4% | 22% | — | — |
| Median earnings per worker | $28,750 | $43,442 | $59,959 | $49,666 | — | — |
| Tech workers | 0% | 1.1% | 6.7% | 3.8% | — | — |
| Healthcare workers | 0% | 7.6% | 9.3% | 9.7% | — | — |
| Self-employed workers | 0% | 11% | 9.6% | 10% | — | — |
| Government workers | 66.7% | 22.1% | 16% | 14.5% | — | — |
The percentile is the share of Americans who live in a zip code with a lower value, so the 50th percentile is typical. Rank 1 is the highest value in the state. Both include zip codes with at least 100 residents. Strengths and weaknesses mark measures in the best or worst fifth nationally, where higher or lower is clearly better (income, poverty, education, commute, broadband, insurance and similar). Measures like age or density are left unmarked.
People
Age
Race and ethnicity
- White100%
- Black0%
- Hispanic0%
- Asian0%
- Native American0%
- Pacific Islander0%
- Other0%
- Multiracial0%
Language spoken at home (households)
Households
- Households
- 2
- Average household size
- 3
- Family households
- 100%
- Married couples
- 100%
- Living alone
- 0%
- Veterans (of adults)
- 33.3%
- Male / female
- 67% / 33%
Income and poverty
Household income distribution
Median household income
Housing
Median home value
Median gross rent
Types of housing
- Housing units
- 16
- Owner-occupied
- 100%
- Vacant
- 87.5%
- Median year built
- 1989
- Median rooms
- 4
- Renters paying 30%+ of income
- —
- Renters paying 50%+ of income
- —
- Home value to income
- —
Work and commute
How people get to work
Commute time (one way)
Jobs and careers
Occupations
Industries
Median earnings by type of work
| Type of work | 98853 | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management, business, science and arts | — | $74,888 |
| Service | — | $26,804 |
| Sales and office | — | $40,476 |
| Construction and maintenance | — | $49,199 |
| Production and transportation | — | $39,989 |
Education, internet and health coverage
Highest education (adults 25+)
- High school graduate or higher
- 100%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 0%
- Graduate or professional degree
- 0%
- Households with broadband
- 100%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 100%
- No internet access
- 0%
- Without health insurance
- 0%
- Limited-English households
- 0%
Geography
- City (USPS)
- Stratford
- State
- Washington
- County
- Grant County
- Center point
- 47.4663° N, 119.2820° W
- Land area
- 21 sq mi
- Water area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Time zone
- Pacific Time (UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer)
- Zip type
- Residential delivery area
Zip codes near 98853
| Zip | City | Distance | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98860 | Wilson Creek, WA | 7.8 mi | $62,500 |
| 98851 | Soap Lake, WA | 7.9 mi | $63,333 |
| 99115 | Coulee City, WA | 15 mi | $62,708 |
| 98832 | Marlin, WA | 15 mi | $31,964 |
| 99135 | Hartline, WA | 16 mi | $80,469 |
| 98823 | Ephrata, WA | 19 mi | $73,074 |
| 98837 | Moses Lake, WA | 22 mi | $74,586 |
| 99103 | Almira, WA | 25 mi | $53,125 |
| 99159 | Odessa, WA | 26 mi | $64,688 |
| 98845 | Palisades, WA | 31 mi | $56,250 |
| 98830 | Mansfield, WA | 31 mi | $83,125 |
| 99123 | Electric City, WA | 31 mi | $87,841 |
Questions about 98853
What city is zip code 98853?
98853 is assigned to Stratford, Washington. The city name is the one the Postal Service prefers for mail addressed to this zip code.
What county is 98853 in?
98853 is in Grant County, Washington.
What is the population of 98853?
About 6 people live in 98853, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
What time zone is 98853 in?
98853 is in Pacific Time.
What zip codes are near 98853?
The closest zip codes to 98853 are 98860, 98851, 99115, 98832, 99135.
Demographic figures are 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 98853, from the U.S. Census Bureau. Small areas have wide margins of error. How we build these numbers.