The Seattle-Tacoma metro area includes Zip Code 98579, which is in the state of Washington. Thurston County is the primary location of zip code 98579. Lewis County is also where some of the 98579 is located. ROCHESTER, Washington is the designated designation for 98579 by the US Postal Service. A portion of zip code 98579 is situated inside or borders Grand Mound, Washington, and Rochester, Washington. In comparison to other zipcodes in Washington, the socioeconomic class of zip code 98579, which has the area code 360, is Middle Class.
The county’s current unemployment rate of 5.9% is lower than the state’s current unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is greater than the current unemployment rate in 98579, which is 4.4%.

According the 2010 US Census, the population of 98579 increased to 12870 from 9793 over the past 10 years. The majority ethnicity residing in 98579 is while the majority ethnicity attending 98579 public schools is White. 55.6% of students in 98579 public schools receive or are eligible to participate in free or reduced lunch programs.