Local servicesHospitalMulti - Care Valley Hospital20.1 miPost officeFairfield Post Office1.0 miTown hallFairfield City Hall1.0 miPoliceFairfield Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationSpokane County Fire District 2 Station 211.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSpokane International Airport GEG23 miInterstateI-9020 miUS highwayUS 1959.0 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK22 miCoachEastern WA UnivWheat Line20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99012 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99012 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 57 min4:52 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 28 min7:33 am – 4:00 pm
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People1,125 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.1326 householdsMedian household income $66,389Median home value $288,600Median rent $1,039 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,205 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting13.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 392 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, other services 18%, farming, forestry and mining 17%Average commute 37 minutes85% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 83°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 35°F, lows 23°F29 in of rain a yearwettest month January26 in of snow a year, on about 16 days15 days above 90°F, 158 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Plummer 3 Wsw station, 12 mi away; snow from Rosalia
Nearby landmarksHansen Buttepeak · 2.8 miMorefield Buttepeak · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTurnbull National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.7 mi · 20,849 acresSteptoe Battlefieldstate historic site · 13.3 miHeyburn State Parkstate park · 18.6 mi · 8,094 acresMary Minerva McCroskey State Parkstate park · 21.7 mi · 4,680 acresSteptoe Buttestate park · 24.1 mi · 168 acresRiversidestate park · 27.6 mi · 8,735 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 11 Nov 200123 mi away, near Spokane, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 22 Sep 200337 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSpokane County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 365 days measured126 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 126main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Spokane County monitors, WA
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Spokaneserves 346,138 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,592 ft790 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
