Local servicesHospitalMultiCare Capital Medical Center6.9 miPost officeTumwater Post Office5.8 miTown hallTumwater City Hall5.5 miPoliceTumwater Police Department5.5 miFire stationWest Thurston Regional Fire Authority North Battalion Station 1 - 2 Littlerock2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Puget Sound Community College6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98511 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 53 min5:17 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 31 min7:54 am – 4:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 78°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 33°F51 in of rain a year, on about 105 dayswettest month November4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days6 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Olympia Ap station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsMillersylvania Memorialstate park · 5.0 mi · 903 acresWA State Parks Headquartersstate park · 5.1 miGuerin County Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 53 acresMima Mounds Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 638 acresKennydell County Parkpark · 3.1 miBilly Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.1 mi · 5,558 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes124 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.8 on 28 Feb 200119 mi away, near Longbranch, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 18 Mar 202539 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighThurston County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025274 of 293 days measured19 moderate daysMedian index 27, worst day 65main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Thurston County monitors, WA
Drinking waterCity of Tumwaterserves 51,802 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation216 ft66 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
