Puget Island

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Puget Island

Total population

1,008

Median home value

$484,800

25.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$49,438

Puget Island$49k

National$74k

Elevation2 m

Land area7.48 km²

Weather48°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates46.18°, -123.38°

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

Puget Island is a 7.5 sq mi island and Census-designated place (CDP) in the Columbia River in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States. The island was named for Peter Puget, a lieutenant in the Vancouver Expedition of exploration, which first mapped the island in 1792.

History & geography

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Puget Island, WA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Washington

• Lower Elochoman
  3 mi away
• Upper Elochoman
  5.2 mi away
• Kalama
  28.1 mi away · pop. 3,050
• Winlock
  30.5 mi away
• Centralia
  42.5 mi away · pop. 18,830
• Tokeland
  46.7 mi away · pop. 122
• Salmon Creek
  47.2 mi away
• Bucoda
  49.3 mi away · pop. 494
• Brush Prairie
  50.7 mi away · pop. 2,526
• Venersborg
  51.3 mi away
• Morton
  58.7 mi away · pop. 1,206
• Aberdeen
  58.9 mi away · pop. 17,088

Browse all places in Washington →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Puget Island

Toll ferry at Puget Island, Wahkiakum County

Washington State Highway Commission · 1970

Hidden Washington

Eric Lucas · 2003

Bridge across the Columbia River between Puget Island and Cathlamet, State of Washington

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1934

Counties: Island, San Juan, Skagit, Whatcom

Washington (State). Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development. · 1971

Vegetation and soils of the Cone Island group in Puget Sound, Washington

Greg Weigel · 1981

Law enforcment inventory, North Puget Sound: Island ... San Juan ... Skagit ... Whatcom County

Washington (State). Law and Justice Planning Office. · 1970

Ultimate Washington/the Best of Seattle, San Juan Islands, Puget Sound and the Cascades

Marilyn McFarlane · 1995

The biological and fishery development on concrete habitat enhancement structures off Gedney Island in Puget Sound, Washington

Gregory J. Hueckel · 1983

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire HIGH LAVA, Skamania, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 64 mi
• Wildfire Austin Non-Stat, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 105 mi
• Wildfire AUSTIN, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 106 mi
• Wildfire GRASSHOPPER, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 111 mi
• Wildfire 8 MILE, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-24 · 114 mi
• Wildfire RANSIER, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 127 mi
• Wildfire Signal Peak, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-24 · 127 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 135 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).