Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 56 min4:55 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 29 min7:35 am – 4:04 pm
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People230 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.893 householdsMedian household income $58,958Median home value $121,40090% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $457 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 9%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 35°F, lows 28°F17 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month December27 in of snow a year, on about 19 days28 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St John station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Lakelake · 4.1 miSilver Lakelake · 5.2 miColumbia Plateau State Park Trail Martin Road Trailheadpark · 7.4 miRock Creek Fallswaterfall · 7.7 miDragoon Springspring · 7.4 miSlaughter Pen Baybay · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIron Horse Palousestate park · 6.1 mi · 1,260 acresReverestate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 2,412 acresSprague Lakestate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 711 acresTurnbull National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.0 mi · 19,211 acresSteptoe Buttestate park · 29.5 mi · 168 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 11 Nov 200142 mi away, near Spokane, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Aug 200648 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription24% have cable, fibre or DSL38% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLamont Water Systemserves 136 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
Elevation2,100 ft640 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeSprague Post Office9.1 miTown hallSprague City Hall9.0 miFire stationWhitman County Fire District 5 Lamont1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSpokane International Airport GEG34 miInterstateI-909.4 miUS highwayUS 3959.4 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK39 miCoachSpragueWheat Line9.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99017 ZIP area.
