Local servicesHospitalLegacy Salmon Creek Medical Center9.3 miPost officeBrush Prairie Post Office4.5 miTown hallBattle Ground City Hall5.3 miPoliceBattle Ground Police Department5.4 miFire stationClark County Fire District 3 Station 311.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryHockinson Heights Elementary School1.0 miMiddleHockinson Middle School1.7 miCollegeClark College Economics And Community Development7.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortland International Airport PDX12 miInterstateI-2057.2 miUS highwayUS 30 Byp13 miAmtrakVancouver, WA USA VAN13 miLight railMt Hood Ave MAX StationTriMet12 miCoachPortland International AirportCentral Oregon Breeze12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98606 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98606 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 43 min5:20 am – 9:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 41 min7:47 am – 4:28 pm
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People9,431 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.33,434 householdsMedian household income $118,026Median home value $676,600Median rent $1,585 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,800 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 4,045 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, professional and business services 13%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 27 minutes67% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Russian or other Slavic 4%, other Indo-European languages 3%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 80°F, lows 50°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 32°F52 in of rain a year, on about 117 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 2 days11 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Battle Ground station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksSalmon Fallswaterfall · 2.5 miGravel Pointpeak · 3.7 miCamp Hillpeak · 2.8 miBattle Ground Lake State Park Campgroundcampground · 5.4 miBattle Ground Lake Trailheadtrailhead · 5.4 miBattle Ground Lakelake · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHockinson Meadows Community Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 239 acresSalmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Areapark · 3.1 mi · 88 acresBattle Ground Lakestate recreation area · 5.2 mi · 276 acresGovernment Island State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.8 mi · 2,204 acresGovernment Island Game Management Areanational conservation area · 11.2 miCentral Park Northnational conservation area · 11.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,267 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970329 of magnitude 4+, 16 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 18 May 198036 mi away, near Amboy, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 5 Sep 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateClark County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025302 of 365 days measured63 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 83main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Clark County monitors, WA
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Vancouverserves 373,047 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation528 ft161 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
