Skykomish
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town in Washington State, U.S.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- King
- Incorporated
- June 5, 1909
- Total
- 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km )
- Land
- 0.31 sq mi (0.81 km )
- Water
- 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km )
- Elevation
- 925 ft (282 m)
- Density
- 700.4/sq mi (270.42/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific (PST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (PDT)
- Fips code
- 53-64855
- Website
- skykomishwa.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Skykomish
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- King County
- Population
- 161
- Area
- 0.863444
- Elevation
- 928
- Time zone
- UTC−08:00
- Official website
- skykomish.org
- Image
- Skykomish, WA bridge 02.jpg
- Households
- 63
- Dialing code
- 360
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- Commons category
- Skykomish, Washington
- postal code
- 98288
- water as percent of area
- 6.6099
- per capita income
- 34328
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Encyclopedic overview
Skykomish is a town in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 161 as of the 2020 census, down from an estimated peak of "several thousand" in the 1920s.
Located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, 49 miles east of Everett, Washington, on the South Fork of the Skykomish River, Skykomish was founded as a railroad town. Today, it is mainly a stopping point for recreational access to the surrounding mountains, including skiing at nearby Stevens Pass.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skykomish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.