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Welcome to Clarkston ...

The city of Clarkston is located in Asotin County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Clarkston (Patience, this may take a moment).


While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarkston has a population of 7,407 people<2> (see below for details).

Clarkston is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clarkston lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Clarkston: 509

The ZIP code for Clarkston: 99403<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarkston had an population of 7,407 people. This is an increase of 2.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarkston had a population of 7,229 people (which is 33.28% of the total population of Asotin County). This makes Clarkston the county's most populous community.

The population of Clarkston represents 0.11% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,229 people, the population of Clarkston decreased 1.47% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,337 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarkston.

Communities Also Named Clarkston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Clarkston - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Montana and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarkston.

Communities near Clarkston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clarkston.

  • Lapwai
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapwai have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <6>
  • Genesee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Genesee is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <6>
  • Juliaetta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Colton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Culdesac
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
    • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <6>
  • Uniontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Asotin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Leon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leon
    • From Clarkston to Leon
  • Silcott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silcott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
    • Silcott is located in Asotin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Silcott
    • From Clarkston to Silcott
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Whitman County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leon
    • From Clarkston to Leon

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clarkston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarkston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarkston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarkston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarkston. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clarkston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkston ...

Looking for more information about Clarkston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clarkston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarkston.

Adding Clarkston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clarkston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Clarkston post office opened in 1900.

We also found Clarkston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkston.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarkston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Asotin County: www.co.asotin.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Asotin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clarkston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarkston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Clarkston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clarkston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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