Mineral Log Lodge · National Register of Historic Places
Mineral’s story
134 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1892Mineral is settled
MineralWA
Today 7 people live in this town, first settled in 1892.
Photo: Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0
Is Mineral a good place to live?
71% of residents live below the poverty line in Mineral, where Washington’s towns sit at 7.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Mineral Log Lodge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Mineral has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
7 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Nearby attractions
All 57 attractions →Mount St. Helens and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mineral. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MountainMount St. Helens
4 mi National ParkMount Rainier National Park1.6M visitors a year
31 mi LakeSpirit Lake
38 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
39 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme Park
34 mi Park & preserveMount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Spirit Lake: Matt Logan, Public domain · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: Lyn Topinka, Public domain
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Getting set up
Moving to Mineral: who provides what
Mineral is unincorporated, so Lewis County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPUD No 1 of Lewis County10.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers42% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLewis CountyLewis 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 hereLewis County AuditorLewis County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2024
ZIP code9835598355 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 Mineral.
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: very high risk in Mineral, mostly inland flooding
Households in Mineral have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 88% of U.S. communities.
88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingAvalanchesEarthquakes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Mineral work out of town
The top destinations are Chehalis (13%), Tacoma (11%) and Centralia (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 38 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Mineral0%
Chehalis13%
Tacoma11%
Centralia6%
Morton5%
38 mi
median commute distance
15
jobs based in Mineral
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Mineral’s year
July afternoons reach 76°, January nights drop to 32° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
3″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter32–44°
Spring37–57°
Summer49–74°
Fall40–58°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Mineral than in most of Washington or the rest of the country
72% of Mineral adults had a checkup this year. Among 286 Washington towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Mineral. The town beats the Washington average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Mineral | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 9.8% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
31 measures vs. Washington
5 better11 too close to call15 worse
| What stands out | Mineral | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 5.1% |
Arbor Health Morton Hospital
12.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.6%conserved
1.6%
conserved · 7 of 424 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mineral Lake Access Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mineral
15pages on Mineral
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mineral; the nearest are
Pacific Lutheran UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tacoma31.8 mi$52,254 tuitionCentralia CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Centralia36.7 mi$5,266 in-state tuitionClatsop Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Astoria, OR86.3 mi$5,110 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Mineral residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Mineral for work
Where Mineral’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
15jobs based in Mineral
0%of working residents work in town
38 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Mineral
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Mineral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis County, Washington, on State Route 7 near the Pierce/Lewis county line. As of the 2020 census, Mineral had a population of 193. Mineral originally began as a logging camp and mining town. Prospectors searching the area for gold instead found coal and arsenic. By the early 1920s, the mines closed and a devastating fire to the town's largest sawmill ended the early, peak years of the community. Mineral began to turn to tourism as its main industry, primarily through recreational fishing on Mineral Lake. A local attraction is the Mineral Log Lodge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,470 ft
- ZIP code
- 98355
- Area code
- 360
Questions about Mineral
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mineral, WA a good place to live?
Mineral has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.