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Country around Peshastin is a rural area of about 1,641 people in Chelan County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 14 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 82 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $858 a month.
1,641people
$435kTypical home
$858/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
58"Snow
203Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,641 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,744/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to EAT airport
- 79 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,383 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Washington districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chelan County: R+10 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.