DonaldWA
110 people live in this town, founded in 1910.
Is Donald a good place to live?
Donald’s peak summer temperature is 90°F, above both the Washington town median (77°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Donald’s trail network density is 1.6 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Washington’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is I-82 Ponds Wildlife Area, at 65 acres. Donald has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
110 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Donald.
About two in five of Donald’s working residents commute to Yakima
Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles. Jobs in Donald fell by 113 from 2013 to 2023, to 48. The top destinations are Yakima (38%), Moxee (11%) and Toppenish (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 11.7% of Donald
There are 1.7 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. I-82 Ponds Wildlife Area | 0.6 mi | 65 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Donald is
Among adults in Donald, 18% binge drink. CDC measures, 31 in all: Donald beats Washington on 3 and trails on 10. In Donald, 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 39% have obesity.
| Donald | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Donald | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.1% | 24.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 16% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Donald has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from avalanches
Donald’s FEMA risk score comes in at 58 of 100. Expected losses in Donald break down as 51% from avalanches and 21% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Donald
Yakima Electric Railway Museum and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Donald. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumYakima Electric Railway Museum
34 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a year
38 mi State parkGinkgo Petrified Forest State Park
10 mi TheatreCapitol Theatre
8 mi GardenYakima Area ArboretumPhoto credits
Yakima Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Justinleif~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · Capitol Theatre: User:Cacophony, CC BY 2.5 · Yakima Area Arboretum: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Donald: who provides what
Donald is unincorporated, so Yakima 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.
100% of working residents leave Donald for work
Where Donald’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Donald
About 0 of every 100 Donald residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Donald
Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Donald is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Donald had a population of 172. Donald was founded in 1910 and was named after George Donald, an early railroad pioneer and the president of the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company. The town site, primarily a rural railroad junction, was acquired from George Donald by the railroad. Donald is located near the city of Wapato and is largely an agricultural community.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 869 ft
- Area code
- 509
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