Local servicesHospitalGarfield County Memorial Hospital23.2 miPost officeLaCrosse Post Office3.7 miTown hallLaCrosse City Hall3.7 miFire stationLacrosse City Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPullman-Moscow Regional Airport PUW35 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG61 miInterstateI-9034 miUS highwayUS 1215 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK65 miCoachColfaxNorthwestern Stage Lines24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99143 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99143 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 52 min4:57 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 33 min7:33 am – 4:05 pm
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People585 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.0276 householdsMedian household income $38,214Median home value $123,600Median rent $658 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,368 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 274 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 38%, education and health care 23%, retail 8%Average commute 24 minutes71% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 8% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 9%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 38°F, lows 25°F15 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month December17 in of snow a year, on about 14 days43 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lacrosse station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsPalouse Fallsstate park · 19.0 mi · 100 acresIron Horse Palousestate park · 24.4 mi · 1,260 acresUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 32.7 mi · 311,020 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Jun 199848 mi away, near Genesee, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 17 Jun 200420 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWhitman County, WA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025317 of 365 days measured48 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 99main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Whitman County monitors, WA
Internet at home60% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Lacrosseserves 297 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,699 ft518 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
