Local servicesHospitalSaint John Medical Center5.4 miPost officeCarrolls Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPrescott City Hall1.9 miPoliceRainier City Police Department3.6 miFire stationCowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue Station 242.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCarrolls Elementary Schoolright hereCollegeLower Columbia College6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortland International Airport PDX36 miInterstateI-5under a mileUS highwayUS 301.6 miAmtrakKelso-Longview, WA KEL5.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98609 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 46 min5:20 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 38 min7:50 am – 4:28 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 80°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 35°F48 in of rain a year, on about 116 dayswettest month November2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days10 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Longview station, 6 mi away; snow from Clatskanie
Nearby landmarksCottonwood Beachbeach · 2.0 miMount Pleasantpeak · 3.3 miCottonwood Islandisland · under a mileKalama Riverriver · 2.6 miCoweeman Riverriver · 2.7 miRed Mill Beachbeach · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKress Lakestate recreation area · 1.6 mi · 56 acresPrescott Beach County Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 80 acresNelsonstate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 104 acresHaydu Parkpark · 2.3 miMonticello Convention Sitestate park · 6.0 miMonticello Convention Site State Park Heritage Sitestate park · 6.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,252 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970328 of magnitude 4+, 15 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 18 May 198034 mi away, near Amboy, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 5 Sep 202616 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCowlitz County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsVolcanic activity Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025226 of 250 days measured24 moderate daysMedian index 22, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cowlitz County monitors, WA
Drinking waterLongview Water Departmentserves 57,617 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation57 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
