Local servicesHospitalNewport Hospital and Health Services6.6 miPost officeNewport Post Office6.9 miTown hallNewport City Hall6.9 miPolicePend Oreille County Sheriff's Office6.2 miFire stationSouth Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue Deer Valley Station 331.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCommunity Colleges of Spokane Newport Center6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSpokane International Airport GEG41 miInterstateI-9032 miUS highwayUS 22.0 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK36 miCoachDeer ParkGold Line20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99156 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99156 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 4 min4:48 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 21 min7:36 am – 3:57 pm
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People9,323 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.93,937 householdsMedian household income $59,040Median home value $303,200Median rent $788 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,072 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 3,658 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, retail 14%, construction 11%Average commute 34 minutes74% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 32°F, lows 23°F27 in of rain a yearwettest month November74 in of snow a year, on about 38 days21 days above 90°F, 169 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newport station, 7 mi away; snow from Priest Rvr Exp Stn
Parks and public landsLake Newportstate park · 5.3 mi · 160 acresFreeman Lake Access Sitestate recreation area · 8.3 miKaniksu National Forestnational forest · 10.1 mi · 148,106 acresPend Oreille State Parkpark · 8.1 mi · 425 acresRustler's Gulchstate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 2,795 acresPend Oreille Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 11 Nov 200134 mi away, near Spokane, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 23 Nov 201545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPend Oreille County, WA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025205 of 365 days measured156 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bonner County, ID, 28 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Newportserves 3,331 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202165 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,410 ft735 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
