Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 0 min5:14 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 25 min7:57 am – 4:22 pm
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People1,219 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.7564 householdsMedian household income $55,893Median home value $285,200Median rent $1,266 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,645 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.6% unemployment rate35% of adults are in the labour force, 350 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, retail 20%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 27 minutes72% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Korean 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 44°F, lows 32°F76 in of rain a year, on about 152 dayswettest month December3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days5 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quilcene 2 Sw station, 10 mi away; rain from Mount Crag; snow from Bremerton
Nearby landmarksMount Jupiterpeak · under a mileDUCKABUSHtrailhead · 1.1 miMURHUT FALLStrailhead · 1.6 miCOLLINScampground · 1.8 miWildcat Lakelake · 4.9 miJupiter Hillspeak · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOlympic National Parknational park · 7.6 mi · 910,275 acresOlympic National Forestnational forest · 4.9 mi · 631,798 acresDosewallipsstate park · 6.7 mi · 605 acresTriton Covestate park · 6.7 miPleasant Harborstate park · 6.9 miPopestate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 465 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197030 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.8 on 28 Feb 200141 mi away, near Longbranch, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 2 Jul 202646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJefferson County, WA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025326 of 335 days measured9 moderate daysMedian index 20, worst day 59main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, WA
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription34% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Port Townsendserves 17,053 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,899 ft884 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Michael Medical Center17.9 miPost officeBrinnon Post Office7.2 miFire stationBrinnon Fire Department Station 417.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98320 ZIP area.
