Lake Ketchum, Washington

About Lake Ketchum

Lake Ketchum is a small unincorporated community in northern Washington.

Lake Ketchum holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.11 square miles.

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What Makes Lake Ketchum Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Ketchum — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Ketchum

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