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Pacific Beach
WashingtonCDP
Pacific Beach
Total population
0
Median home value
$0
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Pacific Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 280 at the 2020 census, down from 291 at the 2010 census. Prior to 2010 it was part of the Moclips CDP.
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Geography
Pacific Beach is located in western Grays Harbor County, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered to the north by Moclips and to the south by Joe Creek. The CDP includes the neighborhood of Highland Heights, north of Pacific Beach proper. State Route 109 passes through the CDP, leading north through Moclips to its terminus at Taholah, and south to Copalis Beach. Hoquiam is to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Pacific Beach CDP has a total area of , of which , or 2.07%, are water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Pacific Beach, WA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves988
- Western GullLarus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 · Aves559
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves504
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves486
- SanderlingCalidris alba (Pallas, 1764) · Aves482
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves468
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri (Cabanis, 1857) · Aves436
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825 · Aves431
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Pacific Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · Pacific Beach · 110 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- Taholah Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · Taholah · 106 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Taholah High SchoolHigh · TAHOLAH · 62 students · 8.9:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.65 — 2025-12-195 km WSW of Pe Ell, Washington
- M 2.84 — 2025-10-0921 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington
- M 2.84 — 2025-05-1325 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington
- M 2.5 — 2025-03-2816 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington
- M 2.74 — 2024-12-317 km NNW of Montesano, Washington
- M 2.65 — 2024-09-1215 km NNW of Amanda Park, Washington
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Washington
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Pacific Beach




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire HIGH LAVA, Skamania, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-07-23 · 135 mi
- Wildfire KING, Kittitas, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-19 · 139 mi
- Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 148 mi
- Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 162 mi
- Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 173 mi
- Wildfire RANSIER, Yakima, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 174 mi
- Wildfire Signal Peak, Yakima, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-07-24 · 174 mi
- Wildfire SISI, Chelan, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 175 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-08-15 15:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET