Local servicesHospitalMann - Grandstaff Veterans Affairs Medical Center4.6 miPost officeSunset Hill Post Office2.2 miTown hallAirway Heights City Hall2.7 miPoliceAirway Heights Police Department2.8 miFire stationSpokane Fire Department Station 61.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSpokane Falls Community College3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSpokane International Airport GEG1.9 miInterstateI-902.5 miUS highwayUS 21.2 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SPK5.6 miCoachSpokane (Airport - GEG)Northwestern Stage Lines1.5 miTransit8 stops within a mileSpokane Transit Authority (STA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99224 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 0 min4:52 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 25 min7:35 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People23,599 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.210,047 householdsMedian household income $76,785Median home value $439,700Median rent $1,290 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,626 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 11,117 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, professional and business services 12%, retail 9%Average commute 21 minutes74% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Russian or other Slavic 4%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 34°F, lows 24°F16 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month December45 in of snow a year, on about 35 days21 days above 90°F, 132 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Spokane Intl Ap station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSpokane Falls Community Collegecollege · 3.9 miLake Eleanorlake · 3.8 miRiverside State Park Bowl and Pitcher Campgroundcampground · 3.8 miFish Lake Trail Spokane Trailheadtrailhead · 3.8 miSpring Lakelake · 3.8 miBowl and Pitcherrapids · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRiversidestate park · 4.9 mi · 8,735 acresIndian Canyon Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 151 acresPalisades Park Additionrecreation area · 2.7 miSpokane Plains Battlefieldstate historic site · 5.2 miTrautman Propertystate recreation area · 8.6 mi · 279 acresWaikiki Springsstate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 116 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 11 Nov 20017 mi away, near Spokane, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 22 Sep 200330 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSpokane County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 365 days measured126 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 126main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Spokane County monitors, WA
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Spokaneserves 346,138 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,297 ft700 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
