Amanda Park, WA — entrance sign, 2016
Amanda Park’s story
84 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 3 maps from 1921 on.
- 1942Amanda Park is settled
Amanda ParkWA
Home to 86 people, the town was settled in 1942.
North Fork Quinault Ranger Station · Photo: ECTran71 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
86
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$350K
Census ACS
Household income
$45K
median
Median age
21.2
years
Jobs based here
536
A job hub
Is Amanda Park a good place to live?
Amanda Park’s July high is 74°F, below both the Washington town median (77°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 2 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a lower middle household income than Amanda Park. Amanda Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Amanda Park stand out
Where Amanda Park beats most towns.
Small town
86 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby attractions
All 18 attractions →Olympic National Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Amanda Park. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
28 mi Park & preserveHoh Rainforest
26 mi MountainMount Olympus
29 mi BeachRuby Beach
36 mi AttractionSol Duc Hot Springs
33 mi Theatre7th Street TheatreSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · Hoh Rainforest: User:Doug Dolde, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Olympus: R6, State & Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection, Public domain · Ruby Beach: Daniel Welch, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Sol Duc Hot Springs: UW Digital Collections, No restrictions · 7th Street Theatre: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Amanda Park: who provides what
Amanda Park is unincorporated, so Grays Harbor County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County12.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOlympic Park Trailer Court1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesGrays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereGrays Harbor County AuditorGrays Harbor County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code9852698526 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Amanda Park.
Work & commute
Amanda Park has 4.4 jobs for every working resident, and 521 people commute in
The top destinations are Seattle (9%), Vancouver (4%) and Portland (3%). Commuting out is the norm in Amanda Park: just over a tenth of working residents work locally. Among residents here, 2.3% live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 506, to 536.
12%work in town
| Amanda Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Amanda Park12%
Seattle9%
Vancouver4%
Portland3%
Tacoma3%
72 mi
median commute distance
536
jobs based in Amanda Park
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Schools
The schools Amanda Park’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Lake Quinault School District. Enrollment at Amanda Park’s public school: 207 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Quinault SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 207 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: very high risk in Amanda Park, mostly tsunamis
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 93% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Amanda Park households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2009.
93risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TsunamisEarthquakesInland flooding
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter34–47°
Spring39–59°
Summer50–73°
Fall42–61°
Nov 10
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Amanda Park stands out in Washington and nationally, with more of its adults who report frequent mental distress
For adults in Amanda Park, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 31%. This Washington town beats the Washington average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 26.
| Amanda Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 17% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Washington
1 better4 too close to call26 worse
| What stands out | Amanda Park | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 9% |
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
18.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Amanda Park keeps 0.1% of its land conserved
4.9 miles of trail. Only 10 of the 273 Washington towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Amanda Park. The trail network density for Amanda Park comes to 0.6 miles per square mile.
0.1%conserved
| Amanda Park | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
0.1%
conserved · 6 of 5,400 acres
4.9 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Amanda Park
17pages on Amanda Park
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Amanda Park; the nearest are
Grays Harbor CollegeCommunity college · Public · Aberdeen35 mi$5,593 in-state tuitionThe Evergreen State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Olympia51.7 mi$9,264 in-state tuitionClatsop Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Astoria, OR87.9 mi$5,110 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Amanda Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
A job hub
Every workday, about 521 people come to Amanda Park for work
Where Amanda Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
536jobs based in Amanda Park
12%of working residents work in town
72 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Amanda Park
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Amanda Park is a census designated place on the Olympic Peninsula in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States, along U.S. Route 101. Olympic National Park and Lake Quinault are directly to the north. As of the 2020 census, Amanda Park had a population of 162.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 8.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 219 ft
- ZIP code
- 98526
- Area code
- 360
Questions about Amanda Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Amanda Park, WA a good place to live?
Amanda Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.