Silver Firs

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Silver Firs

Total population

22,306

Median home value

$859,900

51.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$163,418

Silver Firs$163k

National$74k

Elevation157 m

Land area14 km²

Weather73°F · Sunny

Coordinates47.86°, -122.15°

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

Silver Firs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 22,174 at the 2020 census. It lies northeast of the city of Mill Creek. Silver Firs is one of two CDPs that were created out of the former Seattle Hill-Silver Firs CDP in 2010, the other being Eastmont.

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 Silver Firs, WA from NOAA NWS API.

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

J

Jon Brockman

American basketball player (born 1987)

D

Dwain Esper

American film director (1892–1982)

Chris Reykdal

American politician

D

Don Poier

American sports announcer (1951–2005)

Earl Torgeson

American baseball player and coach

J

Jeff Ogden

American football player (born 1975)

J

Josh Vanlandingham

Filipino-American basketball player

K

Keith Gilbertson

American football player and coach

K

Kevin Hamlin

American racing driver

Roy Grover

American baseball player

T

Timothy Ely

American artist

Willard D. Morgan

American photographer

B

Brooke Whitney

American ice hockey player

A

Ashlyn Pearce

American actress and model

J

Jim Ollom

American baseball player

B

Bill Morris

American basketball player and coach

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

Nearby places in Washington

• Clearview
  2.4 mi away
• Mill Creek East
  2.6 mi away
• Eastmont
  2.8 mi away
• Mill Creek
  2.8 mi away · pop. 20,926
• Martha Lake
  4.1 mi away
• Bothell East
  4.3 mi away
• Maltby
  4.7 mi away
• Lake Stickney
  4.9 mi away
• Larch Way
  5 mi away
• Fobes Hill
  5.3 mi away
• Bothell West
  5.8 mi away
• Alderwood Manor
  6.4 mi away

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 Silver Firs

Douglas' squirrels cut Pacific silver fir cones in the Washington Cascades

Jerry F. Franklin · 1964

The balsam woolly aphid on young Pacific silver fir in Washington

Norman E. Johnson · 1968

Seed flight of noble fir and Pacific silver fir

Richard E. Carkin · 1978

The density of Pacific silver fir regeneration at high elevations following clearcutting in the western North Cascades, Washington

Andy Ross · 1994

Effect of operational fertilization on foliar nutrient content and growth of young douglas-fir and Pacific silver fir

P. H. Cochran · 1986

Plant association and management guide for the Pacific silver fir zone

1983

Growth of site trees and stand structure in mixed stands of Pacific Silver Fir and Western Hemlock

Marshall D. Murray · 1990

Preliminary plant association and management guide for the Pacific silver fir zone of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Dale G. Brockway · 1982

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 50 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 58 mi
• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 64 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 69 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 70 mi
• Wildfire PEARL HILL, Douglas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-25 · 118 mi
• Wildfire RANSIER, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 123 mi
• Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 127 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-18

Large Gray Dagger

Acronicta insita

Seen 2026-09-18

Black Slug

Arion ater

Seen 2026-09-18

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-17

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

Seen 2026-09-17

American Coot

Fulica americana

Seen 2026-09-17

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-17

Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanoptera

Seen 2026-09-17

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).