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Pacific City

Ghost town · Pacific County, Washington

Cape Disappointment quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Cape Disappointment quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pacific City is a ghost town in Pacific County, Washington, recorded as human settlement in Washington, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Pacific County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pacific City as a historical populated place on the Cape Disappointment topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.2837° N, 124.0554° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCape Disappointment
Elevation20 ft
Nearest living townIlwaco, WA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1514880
Coordinates46.28371, -124.05543

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What's there now

Pacific City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ilwaco, WA (population 1,418), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 20 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Pacific City?

Pacific City is in Pacific County, Washington, at 46.2837, -124.0554.

How many ghost towns are in Pacific County?

Pacific County, Washington has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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