Local servicesHospitalProvidence Saint Mary Medical Center9.8 miPost officeMilton - Freewater Post Office4.0 miTown hallMilton - Freewater City Hall3.4 miPoliceMilton-Freewater Police Department3.4 miFire stationMilton - Freewater City Fire Department Station 23.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWalla Walla Regional Airport ALW12 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG123 miInterstateI-8424 miUS highwayUS 1210 miAmtrakPasco, WA PSC43 miCoachCollege PlaceGrape Line9.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97862 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97862 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 45 min5:02 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 39 min7:31 am – 4:11 pm
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People12,538 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.04,611 householdsMedian household income $54,013Median home value $225,400Median rent $858 a month56% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,784 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 4,940 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 15%, farming, forestry and mining 9%Average commute 20 minutes74% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 21%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 44°F, lows 30°F16 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month December7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days39 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Milton Freewater station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksNorth Fork Walla Walla Riverriver · 1.7 miSouth Fork Walla Walla Riverriver · 1.7 miBowlus Hillpeak · under a mileColumbia Heightspeak · 3.9 miEarthquake Springspring · 7.1 miWalla Walla Universitycollege · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsYantis Parkpark · 3.7 miMurr Sports Parkrecreation area · 8.6 miWhitman Mission National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.7 mi · 139 acresSwegle Roadstate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 93 acresMcDonald Bridgestate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 121 acresUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 26.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 28 Nov 19915 mi away, near Walla Walla East, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 23 Jan 201518 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateUmatilla County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025260 of 365 days measured105 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 95main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Umatilla County monitors, OR
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Milton-freewaterserves 7,145 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,665 ft507 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
