Yakima is a city in Yakima County, Washington, home to about 96,961 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 98901, 98902, 98903 and 98908.
Homes sold for a median of $229 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Yakima; also Terrace Heights and Moxee
All in Yakima
Mostly Yakima; also Union Gap and Ahtanum
Mostly Yakima; also Gleed and Summitview
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| Nearest major airport | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)99 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (YKM)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA108 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Yakima; 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.
Yakima had 96,968 residents in the 2020 census, up 35% since 2000.
It’s the 11th largest of 628 towns in Washington by population.
Yakima County grew from 13,462 residents in 1900 to 256,728 in 2020.
Yakima County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 8.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Yakima #2, WA weather station (2 miles away).
71,390 jobs at 5,010 businesses in Yakima County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2,095 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Yakima’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 246 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 266 |
| Dentists | 139 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 338 |
| Mental health providers | 900 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 140 |
| Optometrists | 30 |
| Chiropractors | 36 |
| Pharmacies | 49 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1847.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Yakima School District, East Valley School District (Yakima), Union Gap School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary SchoolYakima | Pre-K–5 | 643 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Barge-Lincoln Elementary SchoolYakima | Pre-K–5 | 518 | Public | 5.4 mi |
| Discovery Early Learning CenterYakima | Pre-K | 303 | Special Education | 3.6 mi |
| East Valley ElementaryYakima | Pre-K–5 | 562 | Public | 10.3 mi |
| Hoover Elementary SchoolYakima | Pre-K–5 | 582 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Mcclure Elementary SchoolYakima | Pre-K–5 | 559 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Union Gap SchoolUnion Gap | Pre-K–8 | 558 | Public | 7.1 mi |
| West Valley PreschoolYakima | Pre-K | 56 | Special Education | 3.5 mi |
| Whitney ElementaryYakima | Pre-K–5 | 433 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital dba Children's VillageYakima | Pre-K | — | Special Education | 3.1 mi |
| Ahtanum Valley ElementaryYakima | K–5 | 381 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Apple Valley ElementaryYakima | K–5 | 447 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Cottonwood Elementary SchoolYakima | K–5 | 362 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Garfield Elementary SchoolYakima | K–5 | 507 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Gilbert Elementary SchoolYakima | K–5 | 415 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Martin Luther King Jr ElementaryYakima | K–5 | 485 | Public | 6.8 mi |
| Mckinley Elementary SchoolYakima | K–5 | 403 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Mountainview ElementaryYakima | K–5 | 238 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Nob Hill Elementary SchoolYakima | K–5 | 339 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Ridgeview ElementaryYakima | K–5 | 533 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Robertson ElementaryYakima | K–5 | 473 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolYakima | K–5 | 455 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Summitview ElementaryYakima | K–5 | 475 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Terrace Heights ElementaryYakima | K–5 | 454 | Public | 8.3 mi |
| West Valley Virtual Academy K-6Yakima | K–6 | 28 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Wide Hollow ElementaryYakima | K–5 | 433 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| K-8 Learning LabYakima | 1–8 | 122 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Juvenile Detention CenterYakima | 5–12 | 23 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| East Valley Central Middle SchoolYakima | 6–8 | 792 | Public | 10.3 mi |
| Franklin Middle SchoolYakima | 6–8 | 848 | Public | 3.9 mi |
And 24 more.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ the Teacher Catholic SchoolYakima | Pre-K–8 | 188 | Roman Catholic | 1.7 mi |
| Grace Lutheran SchoolYakima | Pre-K–K | 2 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 5.0 mi |
| Montessori School of YakimaYakima | Pre-K–6 | 61 | Nonsectarian | 2.6 mi |
| Riverside ChristianYakima | Pre-K–12 | 325 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 7.5 mi |
| St Joseph Marquette Catholic SchoolYakima | Pre-K–8 | 294 | Roman Catholic | 5.5 mi |
| West Chestnut AcademyYakima | Pre-K–12 | 88 | Methodist | 0.8 mi |
| Yakima Adventist Christian SchoolYakima | Pre-K–10 | 76 | Seventh-day Adventist | 2.5 mi |
| St John of Kronstadt Orthodox Christian SchoolYakima | K–7 | 30 | Other religious | 4.9 mi |
| La Salle High SchoolUnion Gap | 9–12 | 203 | Roman Catholic | 6.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Terrace Heights, Union Gap, Ahtanum, Gleed, Summitview, Moxee, Tampico and Eschbach.
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