BlynWA
A town of 134, settled in 1890.
Is Blyn a good place to live?
Blyn’s typical July afternoon high is 72°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only 7 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a lower owner-occupancy rate than Blyn. Blyn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Blyn stand out
Where Blyn beats most towns.
134 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blyn: who provides what
Blyn is unincorporated, so Clallam County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Blyn.
A job hub: Blyn has 11.0 jobs for every working resident and draws in 616 commuters
Blyn had 616 jobs in 2023, up 93 from 2013. For Blyn, the mean commuting time is 17 minutes. The top destinations are Sequim (9%), Seattle (7%) and Port Angeles (5%). The median commute is under 40 miles.
| Blyn | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Blyn
Expect July afternoons of 72° and January nights of 35°, with about 1 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Blyn is earthquakes, at a high overall level
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Blyn than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Nearly two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 26%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Blyn is
Among adults in Blyn, 30% have obesity. CDC measures, 31 in all: Blyn beats Washington on 3 and trails on 3.
| Blyn | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Blyn | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 9% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 75.3% | 66.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Blyn has set aside 3.4% of its land for conservation
Walkers can cover 2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Blyn’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 7 acres in all.
| Blyn | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Sequim Bay Wildlife Area | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Olympic National Park and 67 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blyn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
40 mi MuseumMuseum of Pop Culture
37 mi MountainMount Olympus
13 mi LandmarkFort WordenPhoto credits
Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Pop Culture: EMP|SFM, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Olympus: R6, State & Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection, Public domain · Fort Worden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Blyn
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Blyn
About 0 of every 100 Blyn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Every workday, about 616 people come to Blyn for work
Where Blyn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blyn
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Blyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clallam County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Blyn had a population of 108. It is located near the city of Sequim on the shores of Sequim Bay. The area includes the Jamestown S'Klallam Indian Reservation, established in 1874 by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, who named their community Jamestown after their leader; Lord James Balch.
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- Area
- 4.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Area code
- 360
Questions about Blyn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blyn, WA a good place to live?
Blyn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.