Census Data for Shaw Island

As far as we can tell, Shaw Island has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Shaw Island, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Friday Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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  • Friday Harbor is located in San Juan County
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• Anacortes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
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• Oak Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
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• Victoria
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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• North Saanich
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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• Sidney
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
• Esquimalt
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esquimalt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquimalt
• View Royal
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <1>
• Oak Harbor
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
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• La Conner
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
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• Langford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford
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• Bellingham
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
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  • Ferndale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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    • Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
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  • Colwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwood <1>
  • Coupeville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
    • Coupeville is located in Island County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <1>

San Juan County ...

Shaw Island is located in San Juan County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for San Juan County.

Miscellaneous Information for Shaw Island ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either San Juan County or the community of Shaw Island:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Shaw Island:
  • GNIS ID for Shaw Island: 1511305
  • GNIS ID for San Juan County: 1531931
  • GNIS ID for State of Washington: 1779804

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 53 (Washington)
  • County Code: 055 (San Juan County)
  • Place Code: 63630 (Shaw Island)
  • State & County Code: 53/055 (Washington / San Juan County)
  • State & Place Code: 53/63630 (Washington / Shaw Island)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Shaw Island is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Shaw Island, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Shaw Island. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Shaw Island:98286<4>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Shaw Island.