Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 98531 (Centralia, WA)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 98531 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 98531 (Centralia, WA) is worth about $387,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 98531 are 10% below the typical value in the Centralia metro area ($429,000) and 6% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 98531 fell 0.1%, compared with +1.4% in the Centralia metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,414 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Centralia metro area ($1,456) and 27% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 7.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $63,406, against $74,796 in the Centralia metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 27,337 people live in 98531 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
98531 has the 5th-lowest typical home value of the 12 ZIP codes in the Centralia metro area and the 131st-lowest of 484 in Washington with Zillow figures.
Part of: Centralia, WA · Lewis County, WA · Centralia metro area · Washington
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.