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SeabeckWA

A town founded in 1856, now home to 787 people.

Photo: Drums600 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
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Seabeck, WA · Photo: Drums600 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Seabeck a good place to live?

Seabeck’s midpoint rent is $2,674 a month, against $1,739 a month in Washington’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Among 286 Washington towns, just 6 have a higher midpoint age than Seabeck. Scenic Beach State Park, at 123 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Seabeck has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

787 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Nearby attractions

Space Needle and 136 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Seabeck. Close and well known come first.

All 158 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Seabeck: who provides what

Seabeck is unincorporated, so Kitsap County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPuget Sound Energy17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSeabeck water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesKitsap CountyKitsap County provides services here
SchoolsCentral Kitsap School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereKitsap County AuditorKitsap County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code9838098380 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 Seabeck.

Work & commute

With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Seabeck work out of town

1.4% of working residents work locally in Seabeck. Jobs in Seabeck grew by 46 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 126. In Seabeck, the typical journey to work is 37 minutes. Half commute less than 15 miles.

1%work in town
SeabeckWashington townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work37 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.4%4.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Seabeck1%
Silverdale15%
Bremerton15%
Seattle11%
Poulsbo4%
15 mi
median commute distance
126
jobs based in Seabeck
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Seabeck faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes

Of the losses FEMA expects in Seabeck, 58% come from earthquakes and 33% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2007.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Who lives here

Seabeck skews older than Washington

28% of Seabeck residents are 65 or older. Seabeck: two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.

54.2median age · WA 38.3
SeabeckWashington townsU.S. towns
Aged 65 or older28%16%18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+40%30%29%
SeabeckWashingtonUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma8%
High school17%
Some college22%
Associate’s13%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate19%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 25% and 62% women

The Census survey reached too few of Seabeck’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.6 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Seabeck
SeabeckWAU.S.
Under 105.5%11.5%11.6%
10 to 176.6%9.9%10.3%
18 to 243.3%8.5%9.1%
25 to 3416.8%15.2%13.7%
35 to 446.7%14.3%13.2%
45 to 5415.4%12%12.2%
55 to 6418.2%12%12.7%
65 to 7416.5%10.1%10.2%
75 and older11.1%6.5%7%
No diploma8%7.7%10.4%
High school16.7%21.6%26%
Some college22.1%21%19.1%
Associate’s13.4%10%8.8%
Bachelor’s21%24%21.6%
Graduate18.9%15.6%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Seabeck’s year

Seabeck’s peak summer temperature stands at 76°F.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–46°
Spring41–59°
Summer52–74°
Fall44–60°
Nov 14
typical first frost
Mar 29
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

The typical home in Seabeck: about $687K

Home values are up 2.8% over the year to September 2026. The share of households in Seabeck who are owner-occupiers: 70%.

$687KZillow home value

Typical home value

Seabeck$687K
Washington$588K
+2.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Health

Seabeck stands out in Washington and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure

In Seabeck, nearly a third of adults have obesity. The town does better than the Washington average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 8. Two figures for adults here: 15% report frequent mental distress, 77% had a checkup this year.

SeabeckWashington townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%31%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%17%17%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)77%71%79%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%33%36%
31 measures vs. Washington
11 better12 too close to call8 worse
What stands outSeabeckWA
Fewer uninsured adults5.7%8.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7%10.2%
More adults who have had cancer12.9%7.9%
St. Anthony Hospital
21.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 5.2% of Seabeck

3.0 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Seabeck’s density of trails comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile.

5.2%conserved
SeabeckWashington townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.6 miles per square mile0.80.4
Conserved land5.2%4%4.3%
5.2%
conserved · 165 of 3,178 acres
3.0 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Scenic Beach State Park1.3 mi123
2. Nick's Lagoon—31
3. Stavis Natural Resources Conservation Area—23

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Seabeck

17pages on Seabeck
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Seabeck

About 7 of every 100 Seabeck residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Seabeck for work

Where Seabeck’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Silverdale Silverdale 15% 15% → Bremerton Bremerton 15% 11% → Seattle Seattle 11% 4% → Poulsbo Poulsbo 4% 4% → Port Orchard Port Orchard 4% 2% → Renton Renton 2% Seabeck · 1% stay
126jobs based in Seabeck
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Seabeck

Census-designated place in Washington, United States

Seabeck is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,105 at the 2010 census Seabeck is a former mill town on Hood Canal. and had increased to 1,143 by the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
4.2 sq mi
Elevation
500 ft
ZIP code
98380
Area code
360

Questions about Seabeck

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Seabeck, WA a good place to live?

Seabeck has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.