Centralia, WA 98531

Welcome to Centralia, WA 98531.

Centralia, WA 98531 resides in Lewis County.

A typical household needs somewhere between $30,000 to $55,000 to live in this ZIP code and it is considered affordable in the state of Washington. Population grew 5% in the past five years.

This ZIP code is in an urban neighborhood that's part of the Centralia, WA micropolitan area. It has a very low population density with an estimated 100 to 249 residents per square mile.

Key Cost Indexes

Index Name	ZIP Code	County	State
Wealth Overall 1-100 (wealthiest)	45	74	95
Cost of Living 1-100 (costliest)	71	76	97
Earnings Power 1-100 (highest pay)	39	69	95
Tax Friendliness 1-100 (friendliest)	75	73	70
Retail Power 1-100 (strongest)	32	49	94
K-12 Resources 1-100 (most resourceful)	44	59	27
Inequality 1-100 (most unequal)	44	41	69
*See FAQ for index definitions.*

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Economic Significance

Indicator Name	As % County Total	As % State Total
Total population	32%	0.1-0.4%
Voter population	32%	0.1-0.4%
Privately-owned homes	28%	0.1-0.4%
Value of all homes	24%	0.1-0.4%
Value of all mortgage-free homes	24%	0.1-0.4%
Total real estate taxes	29%	0.1-0.4%
Total income	29%	0.1-0.4%
Total workers	32%	0.1-0.4%
Total wages and salaries	30%	0.1-0.4%
Total vehicles	30%	0.1-0.4%
Total retails	39%	0.5-0.9%
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Public Safety Record
Crime	Centralia	State of WA
Violent Crimes	5	3
Murder	3	3
Rape	5	4
Robbery	5	3
Assault	4	2
Property Crimes	5	5
Burglary	5	4
Larceny	5	5
Auto Theft	5	5
Locations without crime statistics display public safety record of nearby places or metro areas as references; Locations marked with * display crime scale estimates for similar neighborhoods.	Crime scale among places Blank: Not applicable/ No rating/ Insufficient data 1: Very low 2: Relatively low 3: Relatively moderate 4: Relatively high 5: Very high	Crime scale among states Blank: Not applicable/ No rating/ Insufficient data 1: Very low 2: Relatively low 3: Relatively moderate 4: Relatively high 5: Very high
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Climate


Average Weather
Month	Temperature (°F)	Precipitation (in”)
January	37.8	11.83
February	33.9	12
March	39.2	4.49
April	46.4	1.43
May	51	2.5
June	61.4	2.88
July	64.4	0.01
August	62.9	0.5
September	56.9	4.76
October	46.1	8.29
November	42.2	14.9
December	33.9	12.55

Type of Weather: Csb
Type	Description	Examples
Af	Tropical rainforest	Palm Beach, FL Kahului, HI
Am	Tropical monsoon	Miami
As	Tropical dry summer	Honolulu
Aw	Tropical dry winter	Key West, FL Naples, FL
BSh	Hot semi-dry	Scottsdale, AZ
BSk	Cold semi-dry	San Diego Colorado Springs
BWh	Hot desert climate	Phonenix
BWk	Cold desert climate	Las Vegas
Cfa	Humid subtropical	Virginia Beach Dallas, TX New York City
Cfb	Subtropical highland/ Temperate oceanic	Mystic, CT
Cfc	Subpoloar oceanic	Spots of Alaska
Csa	Hot-summer Mediterranean	Newport Beach
Csb	Warm-summer Mediterranean	Seattle San Francisco
Dfa	Hot-summer humid continental	Boston Chicago
Dfb	Warm-summer humid continental	Maine Park City, UT
Dfc	Subarctic	Most of Alaska
Dsb	Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental	Boise, Idaho
Dsc	Mediterranean-influenced subarctic	Pruodoe Bay, AK

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone for ZIP Code 98531: 8b
	Average annual Minimum Extreme Temperature
Zone	From °F (°C)	To °F (°C)
0a		< −65 °F (−53.9 °C)
0b	−65 °F (−53.9 °C)	−60 °F (−51.1 °C)
1a	−60 °F (−51.1 °C)	−55 °F (−48.3 °C)
1b	−55 °F (−48.3 °C)	−50 °F (−45.6 °C)
2a	−50 °F (−45.6 °C)	−45 °F (−42.8 °C)
2b	−45 °F (−42.8 °C)	−40 °F (−40 °C)
3a	−40 °F (−40 °C)	−35 °F (−37.2 °C)
3b	−35 °F (−37.2 °C)	−30 °F (−34.4 °C)
4a	−30 °F (−34.4 °C)	−25 °F (−31.7 °C)
4b	−25 °F (−31.7 °C)	−20 °F (−28.9 °C)
5a	−20 °F (−28.9 °C)	−15 °F (−26.1 °C)
5b	−15 °F (−26.1 °C)	−10 °F (−23.3 °C)
6a	−10 °F (−23.3 °C)	−5 °F (−20.6 °C)
6b	−5 °F (−20.6 °C)	0 °F (−17.8 °C)
7a	0 °F (−17.8 °C)	5 °F (−15 °C)
7b	5 °F (−15 °C)	10 °F (−12.2 °C)
8a	10 °F (−12.2 °C)	15 °F (−9.4 °C)
8b	15 °F (−9.4 °C)	20 °F (−6.7 °C)
9a	20 °F (−6.7 °C)	25 °F (−3.9 °C)
9b	25 °F (−3.9 °C)	30 °F (−1.1 °C)
10a	30 °F (−1.1 °C)	35 °F (1.7 °C)
10b	35 °F (1.7 °C)	40 °F (4.4 °C)
11a	40 °F (4.4 °C)	45 °F (7.2 °C)
11b	45 °F (7.2 °C)	50 °F (10 °C)
12a	50 °F (10 °C)	55 °F (12.8 °C)
12b	55 °F (12.8 °C)	60 °F (15.6 °C)
13a	60 °F (15.6 °C)	65 °F (18.3 °C)
13b	> 65 °F (18.3 °C)

Time Zone for ZIP Code 98531: 6
Time Zone	Abbreviation	Name
1	AKS	Alaskan Standard Time
2	CST	Central Standard Time
3	EST	Eastern Standard Time
4	HST	Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
5	MST	Mountain Standard Time
6	PST	Pacific Standard Time

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