Fairchild Air Force Base, WA
Spokane County · Washington · United States
Home to 3,016 people across 6.621 square miles.
At a glance
99011 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 99011 is
| Coordinates | 47.618653, -117.64842 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| County | Spokane County |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| Land area | 6.621 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/Los_Angeles
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Seattle, WA | 218.1 mi |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 721.6 mi |
| Denver, CO | 832.7 mi |
| Los Angeles, CA | 937.9 mi |
People
Who lives in 99011
3,016 residents in 758 households, averaging 3.98 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 30.5% of residents, and 97.8% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 758 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 3.98 |
| Family households | 97.8% |
| Living alone | 1.5% |
| Median age | 23 years |
| Households with internet | 91.6% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 99011
The median household here earns $69,825 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 99011 ahead of 49% of American ZIP codes. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $69,825 ±$3,385 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $26,562 |
| Poverty rate | 5.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6% |
| Labor force participation | 84.3% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 40.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 99011
median rent runs $1,681 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 99.3% of occupied homes are rented, and the typical building went up in 1976.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,681/mo |
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Housing units | 808 |
| Vacancy rate | 6.2% |
Own vs. rent
Of 758 occupied units
| Owner households | 5 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 753 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 99011 commutes
67.6% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 10.9 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 10.9 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 99011
ZIP code 99011 is assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base, WA, and falls within Spokane County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 3,016 people live inside it.
At 456 residents per square mile spread over 6.621 square miles, 99011 reads as a small-town area. It is a smaller postal code by population, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings track close to the national picture. The median of $69,825 puts 99011 near the middle of the pack, ahead of 49% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in Fairchild Air Force Base looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 77.6% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1976, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.
The population skews notably young, with a median age of 23 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.98 people on average, with 97.8% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 10.9 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 67.6% of workers, while 14.0% walk. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Fairchild Air Force Base, WA
Fairchild Air Force Base is a smaller community, so options inside 99011 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
Median rent in 99011 is $1,681 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, Seattle, WA is about 218.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 99011 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 99011 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 99011 offers a compact profile of Fairchild Air Force Base: 3,016 residents, a median household income of $69,825, 40.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 9.6%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 99011 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Fairchild Air Force Base may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99011. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).