Local servicesHospitalPeace Health Peace Island Medical Center12.1 miPost officeEastsound Post Office5.4 miPoliceSan Juan County Sheriff's Office Orcas Substation5.2 miFire stationOrcas Island Fire and Rescue Station 21 Eastsound / Headquarters5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolWaldron Island Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98297 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 9 min5:09 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 16 min8:02 am – 4:18 pm
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People48 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.536 householdsMedian household income $60,500Median home value $409,10094% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,471 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 69°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 44°F, lows 38°F29 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month November6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days0 days above 90°F, 32 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Olga 2 Se station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksMail Baybay · under a mileLindbery Pointcape · 1.0 miDisney Mountainpeak · 1.1 miSeversons Baybay · 1.1 miWaldron Islandisland · under a mileFishery Pointcape · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSkull Islandstate park · 4.7 miPoint Doughty Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 50 acresJones Islandstate park · 5.7 mi · 193 acresSucia Islandstate park · 6.2 mi · 813 acresPatos Islandstate park · 6.2 mi · 225 acresVictim Islandstate park · 6.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 16 May 197617 mi away, near Salt Spring Island, CanadaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 2 Jul 202634 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSan Juan County, WA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 364 days measured21 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 31, worst day 152main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Whatcom County, WA, 55 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL44% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterEastsound Water Users Associationserves 3,711 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Dec 2021: surface water treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation106 ft32 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
