Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 58 min5:12 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 27 min7:54 am – 4:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 78°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 37°F39 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month November6 in of snow a year, on about 5 days4 days above 90°F, 25 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Seattle Tacoma Intl Ap station
Nearby landmarksGreen Riverriver · 4.0 miArrow Lakelake · 1.4 miBow Lake Reservoirlake · 1.4 miThree Tree Pointcape · 2.7 miDes Moines Beachbeach · 2.8 miHighline Community Collegecollege · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWalker Creek Preservepark · under a mileNature Trails Parkpark · 1.2 miSaltwaterstate park · 4.6 mi · 137 acresAuburn State Park Propertystate park · 9.1 miDash Pointstate park · 9.3 mi · 459 acresBlake Islandstate park · 9.4 mi · 1,127 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes257 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197027 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.8 on 28 Feb 200128 mi away, near Longbranch, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Feb 202630 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
Drinking waterSeattle Public Utilitiesserves 1,161,961 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation248 ft76 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighline Medical Center1.2 miPost officeBurien Post Office1.8 miTown hallNormandy Park City Hallunder a milePoliceNormandy Park Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationKing County Fire District 2 Station 29under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 3 otherSchoolHighline Choice Academyunder a mileHighBig Picture Schoolsunder a mileMiddleSylvester Middle School1.1 miCollegeHighline Community College4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98151 ZIP area.
