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Country around Forks is a rural area of about 5,826 people in Clallam County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Bremerton, WA and 86 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $872 a month.
5,826people
$231kTypical home
$872/moRent
66° / 41°Summer / winter
6"Snow
126Sunny days
205Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,826 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Seattle, WA
- 70 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,454/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 126 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 239 cloudy days a year
- 72 of 90 winter days are gray
- 205 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to FRD airport
- 90 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,821 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clallam County: D+8 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk