Longview, Washington
About Longview
Longview, WA is a thriving city located in southwestern Washington with an estimated population of 38,294.
Longview holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 14.8 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,587 residents per square mile.
📰 Longview News Today
- Nippon Dynawave Industrial Incident Department of Ecology (.gov) · Jul 2
- Smoke from Longview scrap fire prompts stay-indoors warning KATU · Jul 25
- Washington paper mills mum about chemical safety after Longview disaster KUOW · Jun 10
- After paper mill disaster, Longview community rallies around fundraising efforts while long-term questions loom - Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · Jun 4
- Findings expected by year-end in state investigation into Longview tank implosion Washington State Standard · Jun 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Longview Unique
- Positioned in southwestern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 38,294.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Longview
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Longview
- Applebee's — american
- Cafe Guse — coffee shop (café)
- Curry King — indian
- Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Sushi Sakura — sushi
- Black Falls Coffee Company — coffee shop (café)
- Boss Hogg's BBQ Smoke Shack — barbecue
- Corner Cafe — breakfast
- Country Folks Deli — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Broadway Gallery · Art gallery
- Big Benjamin Steam Whistle · Attraction
- Bruce Kamp Memorial Squirrel Bridge · Attraction
- Earth-Moon · Attraction
- John R. Dick Squirrel Bridge · Attraction
- Jupiter · Attraction
- Long-Bell Shay Number 5 · Attraction
- Mars · Attraction
- Mercury · Attraction
- Neptune · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Longview
- Fisher Island Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- 7th Avenue Park reviews ★
- Altrusa Park reviews ★
- Archie Anderson Park reviews ★
- Bailey Park reviews ★
- Cloney Park reviews ★
- Japanese Garden · Garden reviews ★
- John Null Park reviews ★
- Kellogg Park reviews ★
- Lake Sacajawea Park reviews ★
- R. A. Long Park reviews ★
- Rhododendron Garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Longview
- Cascade Middle School
- Columbia Heights Elementary
- Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl
- Cowlitz County Youth Services Center
- Kelso Virtual Academy
- Kessler Elementary School
- Longview Schl Dist Special Svcs
- Mark Morris High School
- Mint Valley Elementary
- Monticello Middle School
- Olympic Elementary School
- R A Long High School
- Robert Gray Elementary
- Saint Helens Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Peacehealth St John Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.