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River Road
WashingtonCDP
River Road
Total population
756
Median home value
$388,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$132,841
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
River Road is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clallam County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, River Road had a population of 495. It is a primarily residential area next to the city of Sequim.
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Geography
River Road is located southwest of Sequim which borders the River Road community to the north, east, and south. U.S. Route 101, a two-lane freeway at this point, passes just north of the CDP, leading west into Carlsborg. According to the United States Census Bureau, the River Road CDP has a total area of , all of it land. The CDP lost approximately half of its area to the city of Sequim between 2000 and 2010.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
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 River Road, 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
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves24,916
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves24,558
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves22,761
- Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves22,281
- Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves21,764
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves21,343
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves20,828
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves17,630
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Sequim Senior HighHigh · Sequim · 794 students · 19.9:1 ratio
- Sequim Middle SchoolMiddle · Sequim · 568 students · 18.9:1 ratio
- Helen Haller Elementary SchoolElementary · Sequim · 541 students · 15:1 ratio
- Greywolf Elementary SchoolElementary · Sequim · 524 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- Olympic Peninsula AcademyOther · Sequim · 94 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Dungeness Virtual SchoolOther · Sequim · 81 students
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.56 — 2026-09-122 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington
- M 2.51 — 2026-08-0911 km SSW of River Road, Washington
- M 3.8 — 2026-07-022 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington
- M 2.87 — 2026-06-082 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington
- M 2.84 — 2026-05-274 km W of Wauna, Washington
- M 2.7 — 2026-04-275 km N of Anacortes, Washington
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here




People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Washington
- Port Hadlock-Irondale15.7 mi away
- Port Townsend16.1 mi away · pop. 10,438
- Port Gamble Tribal Community30.5 mi away
- Friday Harbor32.6 mi away
- Suquamish34.4 mi away
- Silverdale34.5 mi away
- Anacortes37.2 mi away
- Roche Harbor37.3 mi away
- Stanwood38.2 mi away
- Northwest Stanwood38.3 mi away
- Tracyton38.5 mi away
- Rocky Point39.1 mi away
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 River Road




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 88 mi
- Wildfire KING, Kittitas, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-19 · 96 mi
- Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 102 mi
- Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 105 mi
- Wildfire SISI, Chelan, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 108 mi
- Wildfire RANSIER, Yakima, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 162 mi
- Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 164 mi
- Wildfire Colwash, Yakima, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 190 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET