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About Port Townsend, Washington

Port Townsend is a locality in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. It has a population of 10,438. The population density is 572.3 people per km². Port Townsend is located at 48.1170°N, 122.7604°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98368.

Port Townsend, a jewel at the northeastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula, exhales a salty, pine-scented air that seems to carry whispers of the sea and the deep forests behind it. It lies 10.0 miles west-south-west of Island, WA (from Island, WA: bearing 236°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north of Port Hadlock-Irondale. Here, the land swells and recedes, a gentle hem of hills giving way to the expansive, steel-blue embrace of Puget Sound, its waters often a mirror to the dramatic skies that shift from brooding grey to an incandescent gold at dusk. Victorian homes, their gingerbread trim intricate as seafoam, climb the slopes overlooking the harbor, a silent testament to an era of grand ambitions, their steep gables and turreted roofs catching the light like forgotten sails. The shorelines are a mosaic of driftwood bleached silver by the sun and tide, pebbles smoothed by countless waves, and the occasional, startling violet of sea anemones clinging to rocks exposed at low ebb. The economic currents of Port Townsend have long been tied to the water, from its early days as a bustling seaport to its present-day embrace of maritime trades and a vibrant arts scene. History clings to the weathered brick of the old buildings downtown, remnants of a time when this was envisioned as a major Pacific terminus, a hub of commerce and migration. Today, its economy is a blend of skilled craftspeople, independent businesses, and a growing tourism that appreciates its preserved architectural heritage and the rugged beauty of nearby Fort Worden State Park, its batteries and parade grounds now echoing with the laughter of visitors rather than the roar of cannons. The air here often carries the faint, comforting scent of woodsmoke from hearths and the distant, percussive clang of a blacksmith's hammer, a grounding rhythm in this place where the wildness of the Olympic Mountains meets the ceaseless murmur of the Salish Sea.

About This Port Townsend Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Port Townsend, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.117039, -122.760447. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Port Townsend and Jefferson County.

Detailed location data for Port Townsend includes the ZIP code (98368), telephone area code (425), county seat of Jefferson County (Port Townsend), and school district assignment (Port Townsend School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Port Townsend is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.