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Puget Island, Washington

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Puget Island, Washington

Puget Island is a 7.5 sq mi island and Census-designated place (CDP) in the Columbia River in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States. The island was named for Peter Puget, a lieutenant in the Vancouver Expedition of exploration, which first mapped the island in 1792..

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About Puget Island

Puget Island, WA is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Washington.

Puget Island holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.57 square miles.

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What Makes Puget Island Unique

  • The only place in America named Puget Island — 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.
  • Positioned in southwestern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Puget Island

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⚡ Quick Facts

TypeCDP
Population (2024)
Land area7.57 sq mi
Coordinates46.1756, -123.3819

🗺️ Map of Puget Island