Population
616
+5.3% since 2010
Typical home
$421K
+1% in a year
Household income
$70K
median
Jobs based here
401
A job hub
What makes Cathlamet stand out The 3 things Cathlamet does most differently from other towns.
By the sea Cathlamet lives by the ocean Coastal flooding makes up 16% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
16% of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100th percentile for coastal flood risk nationally
1 paid flood-insurance claims since 1996
3 storm & flood disasters paid out here
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FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
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61° Light Rain Likely H 62° · L 50°
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Work & commute
About one in six working residents works right in Cathlamet Most working residents leave Cathlamet for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Longview (8%), Portland (5%) and Vancouver (4%). Half commute less than 40 miles.
17% work in town
Where working residents work In Cathlamet 17%
Longview 8%
Portland 5%
Vancouver 4%
East Cathlamet 4%
40 mi
median commute distance
401
jobs based in Cathlamet
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with tsunamis at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
86 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
86 Very high risk Lower Higher Tsunamis Inland flooding Earthquakes
1
paid flood claims since 1996
3
federal disasters paid out here
Housing
A typical Cathlamet home is worth about $421K The typical Cathlamet home is worth about $421,000, up 1% in a year, 29% below the Washington typical home.
$421K Zillow home value
Typical home value Cathlamet $421K
Washington $592K
Climate
Mild winters, pleasant summers Cathlamet has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 70°, a January night drops to 37°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 37–49°
Spring 42–58°
Summer 52–69°
Fall 44–61°
Nov 18
typical first frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
Schools
Cathlamet’s public schools outperform 60% of Washington districts The public schools Cathlamet’s kids attend outperform 60% of Washington’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B School Grade
Health
How healthy Cathlamet is Cathlamet beats the Washington average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
26 measures vs. Washington
What stands out Cathlamet WA More adults treating high blood pressure 77.5% 70.7% More adults with COPD 8.9% 5.1%
Columbia Memorial Hospital
20.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Outdoors
1.9% of Cathlamet is conserved land 0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
1.9% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 1.9%
conserved · 6 of 322 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Erickson Park — 6 2. Waterfront Park 0.1 mi 5
Small town 616 people, and everyone knows the way In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
What should every visitor to Cathlamet know? Nearby towns
1906 · Charles R Spencer at Cathlamet circa 1906 · Wikimedia Commons
Cathlamet’s story
180 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
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Cathlamet is a town located along the Ocean Beach Highway in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States, where it is the county seat. The population was 560 at the 2020 census.
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Established 1846
Population 560
Area 0.5 sq mi
Elevation 79 ft
ZIP code 98612
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