QueetsWA
A town of 55, settled in 1892.
Is Queets a good place to live?
Queets’ July high is 65°F, below both the Washington town median (77°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Among 286 Washington towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Queets. Queets’ trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Washington’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Queets has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
55 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Olympic National Park and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Queets. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
30 mi Park & preserveHoh Rainforest
39 mi Park & preserveOlympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
35 mi MountainMount Olympus
13 mi BeachRuby Beach
30 mi BeachLa Push BeachPhoto credits
Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · Hoh Rainforest: User:Doug Dolde, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: Ed Bowlby, NOAA/Olympic Coast NMS; NOAA/OAR/Office of Ocean Exploration., Public domain · Mount Olympus: R6, State & Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection, Public domain · Ruby Beach: Daniel Welch, CC BY-SA 2.5 · La Push Beach: Pascal WEBER from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Queets: who provides what
Queets is unincorporated, so Grays Harbor 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 Queets.
Queets faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by tsunamis
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Queets has four seasons and pleasant summers
Queets has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Queets’ January low is 36°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, more of Queets’ adults smoke cigarettes
21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Queets. Of the 286 Washington towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Queets. 37% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Queets.
| Queets | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 10% | 14% |
| What stands out | Queets | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 30% | 34.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 21.3% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Queets
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Queets; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Queets residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Queets
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Queets is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties, Washington, United States. The population was 136 at the 2020 census, down from 174 at the 2010 census. The primary residents of the community are Native Americans of the Quinault Indian Nation.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Area code
- 360
Questions about Queets
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Queets, WA a good place to live?
Queets has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.