Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 50 min4:59 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 35 min7:33 am – 4:08 pm
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People94 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.968 householdsMedian household income $61,000Median home value $135,40087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,341 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 41°F, lows 27°F19 in of rain a year, on about 58 dayswettest month November16 in of snow a year, on about 12 days31 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dayton 1 Wsw station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksTucannon Riverriver · 3.2 miChoke Cherry Springspring · 3.1 miPalouse Riverriver · 5.9 miLyons Ferry Fish Hatchery Visitor Centervisitor center · 6.6 miLake Bryanlake · 8.2 miHammer Springspring · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPalouse Fallsstate park · 10.7 mi · 100 acresLewis & Clark Trailstate recreation area · 16.0 miColumbia Plateau Trailstate recreation area · 17.4 mi · 3,880 acresUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 24.4 mi · 311,020 acresCamp William T. Wooten State Park Propertystate park · 29.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 28 Nov 199137 mi away, near Walla Walla East, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Apr 201242 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowColumbia County, WA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025330 of 365 days measured35 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 94main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Columbia County monitors, WA
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription13% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Starbuckserves 147 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,128 ft344 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDayton General Hospital16.6 miPost officeStarbuck Post Office1.7 miTown hallStarbuck Town Hall1.7 miFire stationColumbia County Fire District 11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWalla Walla Regional Airport ALW30 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG82 miUS highwayUS 129.0 miAmtrakPasco, WA PSC48 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99359 ZIP area.
