Local servicesHospitalTri - State Memorial Hospital and Medical Campus7.2 miPost officeUniontown Post Office3.5 miTown hallUniontown Town Hall3.5 miPoliceUniontown Police Department3.5 miFire stationWhitman Fire District 14 Station 23.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWalla Walla Community College Clarkston Campus5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLewiston Nez Perce County Airport LWS9.9 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG80 miUS highwayUS 1952.3 miCoachLewistonNorthwestern Stage Lines7.4 miSources: 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 99179 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 50 min4:55 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 35 min7:29 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People647 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.3199 householdsMedian household income $76,797Median home value $323,90073% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,549 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 252 employedMain industries: education and health care 41%, manufacturing 14%, farming, forestry and mining 13%Average commute 20 minutes85% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Tagalog 2%, other languages 2%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 41°F, lows 30°F13 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month May13 in of snow a year, on about 11 days44 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lewiston Nez Perce Co Ap station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksWalla Walla Community College Clarkston Campuscollege · 5.8 miBusch Pondlake · 3.8 miClearwater Riverriver · 6.4 miLewis Clark State Collegecollege · 7.5 miSilcott Islandisland · 6.2 miLewiston Hillpeak · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKiwanis Parkpark · 7.0 miHells Gate State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 961 acresSwallows Parkpark · 8.0 miMyrtle Access Sitestate recreation area · 18.9 miUmatilla National Forestnational forest · 22.1 mi · 311,020 acresFields Springstate park · 28.1 mi · 832 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Jun 199811 mi away, near Genesee, IdahoMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 28 Jun 199811 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWhitman County, WA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025317 of 365 days measured48 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 99main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Whitman County monitors, WA
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterUniontown Water Worksserves 366 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,845 ft867 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
