Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 43 min5:20 am – 9:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 41 min7:48 am – 4:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 79°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 32°F42 in of rain a year, on about 103 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days10 days above 90°F, 66 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vancouver 4 Nne station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksWashington State University Vancouvercollege · under a mileSalmon Creek Greenway Trailheadtrailhead · 2.0 miWhipple Creek Regional Park Trailhead Southpark · 3.5 miWhipple Creek Regional Park Trailhead Northpark · 3.7 miGreen Lakelake · 6.0 miCougar Creek Trailheadtrailhead · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPleasant Valley Community Parkpark · under a mileCurtin Creek Parkpark · 1.4 miCentral Park Northnational conservation area · 6.1 miVancouver Barracks National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.0 miRidgefield National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.2 mi · 4,991 acresFort Vancouver National Historic Sitehistoric site · 6.9 mi · 164 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,257 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970328 of magnitude 4+, 16 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 18 May 198039 mi away, near Amboy, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 5 Sep 202636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateClark County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025302 of 365 days measured63 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 83main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Clark County monitors, WA
Drinking waterCity of Vancouverserves 373,047 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation221 ft67 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLegacy Salmon Creek Medical Center1.3 miPost officeBrush Prairie Post Office3.5 miTown hallBattle Ground City Hall5.6 miPoliceClark County Sheriff's Office West Precinct3.2 miFire stationVancouver Fire Department Station 71.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherMiddlePleasant Valley Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryPleasant Valley Primary Schoolunder a mileSchoolVancouver iTech Preparatory1.0 miCollegeWashington State University Vancouverunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortland International Airport PDX9.4 miInterstateI-2051.5 miUS highwayUS 30 Byp10 miAmtrakVancouver, WA USA VAN7.2 miLight railExpo Center MAX StationTriMet8.7 miCoachPortland International Airport (PDX)Pacific Crest Bus Lines9.4 miTransit1 stop within a mileC-TRANSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98687 ZIP area.
