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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 occupies a jagged edge where the dense, rain-shadowed forests meet the relentless churn of the Pacific. 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 Quillayute River carves a final, silt-heavy path through this landscape, emptying its dark, sediment-rich waters into the coastal surf just steps from the quiet presence of Little James Island. To the east, the silhouette of the Olympic Mountains remains a distant, jagged promise on the horizon, while the air maintains a perpetual, salt-stung dampness that softens the edges of the driftwood scattered across the shore. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail traverses this rugged boundary, inviting the traveler to observe how the light at dusk turns the spray into a fine, silver mist, blurring the line between the sky and the cold, restless tide. La Push serves as the ancestral center for the Quileute people, whose history is held in the rhythm of the tides and the long, oral traditions of the coast. The local economy remains tethered to the sea, defined by the seasonal pulse of fishing fleets that navigate the swells near Strawberry Bay. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the landscape opens toward the Quillayute Prairie, a rare expanse of openness in a region otherwise dominated by thick, ancient timber. Life here moves with the tide rather than the clock, a quiet endurance shaped by the proximity of Wentworth Lake and the long, literate PNW gray that blankets the coast for much of the year. While the Allens Bay Trail lies further inland, the character of La Push is formed entirely by this immediate, elemental confrontation with the ocean, where the wood-smoke from homes often mixes with the brine of the crashing surf.

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.