Ilwaco | |
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Ilwaco, Washington | |
![]() Aerial view of Ilwaco and Ilwaco Harbor. The western edge of Long Beach Peninsula is on the left, and cranberry bogs are visible immediately north of downtown Ilwaco. | |
![]() Location of Ilwaco, Washington | |
Coordinates: 46°17′55″N 124°01′07″W / 46.29861°N 124.01861°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Pacific |
Area | |
• Total | 5.78 sq mi (14.97 km2) |
• Land | 2.07 sq mi (5.35 km2) |
• Water | 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km2) |
Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,087 |
• Density | 190/sq mi (73/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 98624 |
Area code | 360 |
FIPS code | 53-33000[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2410095[1] |
Website | City of Ilwaco |
Ilwaco (/ɪlˈwɑːkoʊ/ il-WAH-koh) is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,087 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1890, the city was home to the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company along the Long Beach Peninsula, with its core economy based on logging and timber rafting. The city is located on the southern edge of the Long Beach Peninsula, on Baker Bay on the north side of the Columbia River where it meets the Pacific Ocean. It is near the city of Astoria, Oregon, which lies to the southeast on the southern bank of the Columbia.