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About La Push, Washington

La Push is a locality in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 18.0 people per km². La Push is located at 47.9087°N, 124.6366°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98350.

La Push rests at the rugged edge of the Olympic Peninsula, where the mighty Pacific Ocean relentlessly carves at a coastline of colossal sea stacks and wave-battered beaches. It lies 41.2 miles west-southwest of Clallam, WA (from Clallam, WA: bearing 250°T), and is situated 12.0 miles west-southwest of Forks. The air here is thick with the briny tang of the sea and the damp, earthy perfume of the ancient Sitka spruce and western hemlock that crowd the land, their immense trunks cloaked in emerald moss. Rainforest streams, swollen with the persistent western Washington gray, tumble down from the verdant, mist-shrouded slopes of the Olympic Mountains, their waters carrying the silt and stories of the deep woods to the churning surf. The beaches themselves are not soft stretches of sand, but rather a mosaic of driftwood bleached bone-white by sun and salt, intermingled with smooth, dark pebbles polished by eons of tidal embrace. At dusk, the sky often bleeds into bruised purples and fiery oranges, a fleeting spectacle reflected in the restless water, painting the dramatic silhouettes of the sea stacks in stark relief. The Quileute people have called this place home for millennia, their lives intrinsically tied to the rhythms of the ocean and the bounty of the surrounding forests. La Push, their ancestral village, thrives today on a blend of traditional ways and modern endeavors, with fishing remaining a central pillar of its economy, the salmon runs a vital pulse that has sustained generations. This is not a place that rushes; life unfolds with a deliberate pace, dictated by the tides and the seasons. The nearby Quillayute River, a significant waterway in the region, also plays a role in the local landscape and history, providing a passage and a source of sustenance. Travelers drawn to the raw beauty of the Olympic National Park often find themselves at La Push, seeking the wild, untamed spirit of the Pacific Northwest, a spirit that is as palpable in the wind-whipped air as it is in the quiet resilience of its people.

About This La Push Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Push, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.908683, -124.636604. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on La Push and Clallam County.

Detailed location data for La Push includes the ZIP code (98350), telephone area code (425), county seat of Clallam County (Port Angeles), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct La Push is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.