ZIP Code 98605 — Bingen city, WA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 98605 covers Bingen, WA in Skamania County with a population of about 1,336.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 43.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 509; U.S. House district WA-3; the PORTLAND, OR media market.

Median household income in ZIP 98605 is about $79,643 — about 6% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 8.5%; unemployment rate near 3.0%; 26.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 6.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Healthcare; about 19.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 4.3 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $319,200 — about 8% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,337 (about 15% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 69.3% (about 3.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 98605 in Bingen, WA, a household would need roughly $88,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,050. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($79,643). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Bingen city, WA as Relatively Low (composite score 49.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (93.9) and flood (49.8). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Bingen city, WA show little to no average snow and around 30.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 72 for ZIP 98605 (Bingen city, WA) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.