Local servicesHospitalSnoqualmie Valley Hospital7.3 miPost officeHobart Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMaple Valley City Hall4.6 miPoliceKing County Sheriff's Office Precinct 3 - Maple Valley4.4 miFire stationKing County Fire Protection District 43 Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Station 85under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 58 min5:10 am – 9:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 27 min7:52 am – 4:19 pm
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People37,868 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.712,837 householdsMedian household income $144,733Median home value $714,100Median rent $2,152 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,344 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 18,205 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, professional and business services 14%, retail 13%Average commute 37 minutes72% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, other Asian or Pacific languages 4%, Russian or other Slavic 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 77°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 32°F60 in of rain a year, on about 129 dayswettest month November18 in of snow a year, on about 8 days5 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Landsburg station, 3 mi away; snow from Palmer 3 Ese
Nearby landmarksWalsh Lakelake · 1.5 miFour Lakeslake · 4.0 miSouth Tiger Mountainpeak · 2.9 miCedar River Trailhead - East Endtrailhead · 3.1 miTaylor Mountainpeak · 3.8 miPipeline Trailheadtrailhead · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTaylor Mountain Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 703 acresLevdansky Parkpark · 1.4 miSquak Mountainstate park · 6.0 mi · 1,592 acresKanaskat-Palmerstate park · 6.7 mi · 535 acresGRG - Jellumstate park · 6.9 mi · 351 acresSnoqualmie National Forestnational forest · 7.4 mi · 660,293 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes224 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.8 on 28 Feb 200141 mi away, near Longbranch, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Feb 202629 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighKing County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighAvalanche Very HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025245 of 365 days measured120 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, King County monitors, WA
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCedar River Water & Sewer Districtserves 28,671 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation665 ft203 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
