Local servicesHospitalGarfield County Memorial Hospital3.9 miPost officePomeroy Post Office3.6 miTown hallPomeroy City Hall3.8 miPoliceGarfield County Sheriff's Office3.8 miFire stationGarfield County Fire District 13.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLewiston Nez Perce County Airport LWS27 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG83 miUS highwayUS 123.6 miAmtrakPasco, WA PSC73 miCoachLewistonNorthwestern Stage Lines27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99347 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99347 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 49 min4:57 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 35 min7:30 am – 4:06 pm
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People2,467 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.31,121 householdsMedian household income $61,741Median home value $220,800Median rent $768 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,374 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 935 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, farming, forestry and mining 16%, construction 11%Average commute 23 minutes68% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 26°F18 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month November8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days27 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pomeroy station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsW.T. Wootenstate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 16,717 acresUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 7.8 mi · 311,020 acresCamp William T. Wooten State Park Propertystate park · 13.9 miWeatherlystate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 1,138 acresHells Gate State Parkstate park · 24.9 mi · 961 acresCougar Bar Purchase Unitnational forest · 45.4 mi · 363 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 28 Nov 199147 mi away, near Walla Walla East, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 17 Jun 200436 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGarfield County, WA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowAvalanche Very LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025321 of 347 days measured26 moderate daysMedian index 19, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Garfield County monitors, WA
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Pomeroyserves 1,395 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,859 ft871 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
