Local servicesHospitalMid - Valley Hospital11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPangborn Memorial Airport EAT80 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG97 miUS highwayUS 979.7 miAmtrakEphrata, WA EPH74 miCoachOmak Travel PlazaApple Line11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98841 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 6 min4:55 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 19 min7:45 am – 4:04 pm
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People9,376 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.63,480 householdsMedian household income $72,500Median home value $288,400Median rent $830 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,924 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 3,894 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, retail 15%, farming, forestry and mining 8%Average commute 16 minutes69% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 8%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 33°F, lows 23°F12 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month December42 days above 90°F, 145 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Omak Ap station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsOkanogan National Forestnational forest · 11.0 mi · 383,021 acresTunk Valleystate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 1,764 acresRiverside Breaks Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 11.8 miOld Rubystate park · 21.6 miConconullystate park · 23.9 mi · 99 acresSinlahekin Deer Winter Range And Wildlife Refugenational conservation area · 27.3 mi · 2,828 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 18 Nov 201116 mi away, near Riverside, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 21 Nov 202531 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOkanogan County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality57% of days had good air in 2025204 of 361 days measured153 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 41, worst day 160main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Okanogan County monitors, WA
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Omakserves 4,940 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,177 ft968 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
