Artondale

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.8 square miles (35.8 km2), of which, 13.6 square miles (35.2 km2) of it is land and 0.25 square miles (0.7 km2) of it (1.82%) is water. The Artondale CDP encompasses parts of other communities not normally considered a part of Artondale by locals, such as parts of Cromwell, Warren and Arletta to the south, Sylvia Lake and Rosedale to the northwest, and Wollochet and Midway to the northeast. The more "traditional" area of Artondale is usually considered to be the portions of the CDP south of Hunt St NW, west of Wollochet Dr NW, north of 32nd St NW, and east of 92nd Ave NW. Artondale Creek runs through Artondale, before emptying out into Wollochet Bay. Public access to the creek is very limited, though the creek and the opening into Wollochet Bay can be viewed from the pedestrian sidewalk near the intersection of Wollochet Drive NW and Artondale Drive NW, or by exploring through Wollochet Bay Estuary Park. Artondale Creek is known to be a salmon spawning site.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  31,121
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  30,571
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  28,701
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  27,015
• Spotted Towhee

  Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
  25,015
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  23,565
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,367
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  21,059

Largest nearby schools

• Stadium High School
  High · Tacoma · 1,571 students · 23.4:1 ratio
• Gig Harbor High
  High · Gig Harbor · 1,435 students · 24.7:1 ratio
• Peninsula High School
  High · Gig Harbor · 1,372 students · 21.4:1 ratio
• Curtis Senior High
  High · UNIVERSITY PLACE · 1,349 students · 23.3:1 ratio
• Dr. Dolores Silas High School
  High · Tacoma · 1,114 students · 23.2:1 ratio
• Steilacoom High
  High · STEILACOOM · 946 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• Curtis Junior High
  Other · UNIVERSITY PLACE · 911 students · 22.2:1 ratio
• Narrows View Intermediate
  Middle · UNIVERSITY PLA · 712 students · 18.7:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.51 — 2026-08-09
  11 km SSW of River Road, Washington
• M 2.5 — 2026-06-26
  11 km E of Carnation, Washington
• M 2.84 — 2026-05-27
  4 km W of Wauna, Washington
• M 2.52 — 2026-03-17
  7 km SE of Mineral, Washington
• M 2.86 — 2026-03-11
  2 km W of Home, Washington
• M 3.02 — 2026-02-24
  4 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington