Bucoda is a town in Thurston County, Washington, home to about 494 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 98530, and parts of 98531 are in Bucoda too.
Homes sold for a median of $290 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Bucoda
Mostly Centralia; part is in Bucoda
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bucoda. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)53 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Olympia Regional Airport (OLM)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA63 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bucoda; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bucoda had 600 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 477th largest of 628 towns in Washington by population.
Thurston County grew from 9,927 residents in 1900 to 294,793 in 2020.
Thurston County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 41.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Centralia, WA weather station (5 miles away).
86,664 jobs at 6,656 businesses in Thurston County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Centralia, Fords Prairie and Grand Mound.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.