ParkerWA
A town of 116, settled in 1864.
Is Parker a good place to live?
Parker’s July high is 90°F, above both the Washington town median (77°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Parker has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
116 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Parker.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Parker, mostly inland flooding
44% of Parker’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 29%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Parker’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Yakima (23%), Wapato (8%) and Zillah (4%). Jobs based in Parker grew to 48 in 2023, 42 more than in 2013. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 17%.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Parker say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
On the CDC’s 31 measures, Parker is ahead of Washington on 1 and behind on 19. Among adults locally, 18% report frequent mental distress. 69% of adults in the town had a checkup this year; 17% report frequent physical distress.
| Parker | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 17% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Parker | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.7% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Parker
Yakima Electric Railway Museum and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Parker. Close and well known come first.
7 mi MuseumYakima Electric Railway Museum
37 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a year
38 mi State parkGinkgo Petrified Forest State Park
7 mi TheatreCapitol Theatre
6 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 Parker: who provides what
Parker 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 Parker for work
Where Parker’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Parker
About 0 of every 100 Parker residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Parker
Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Parker is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in central Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 97 between the cities of Union Gap and Wapato on the Yakama Indian Reservation. As of the 2020 census, Parker had a population of 158.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 928 ft
- ZIP code
- 98939
- Area code
- 509
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Is Parker, WA a good place to live?
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