Vaughn, Washington

Unincorporated community & CDP in Washington, United States

47°20′39″N 122°45′47″W / 47.34417°N 122.76306°W / 47.34417; -122.76306CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyPierceArea

• Total2.3 sq mi (6 km²) • Land1.42 sq mi (3.7 km²) • Water0.88 sq mi (2.3 km²)Elevation

30 ft (9 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

98394

Area code253GNIS feature ID1512759^[1]

Vaughn is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Vaughn is located on Vaughn Bay in the northwestern Key Peninsula. Vaughn has a post office with ZIP code 98394.^[2]

Vaughn was named for W.D. Vaughn, who settled in the area around 1851.^[3]

Vaughn was once an important port for the Key Peninsula. From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Vaughn and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats.^[4] The local community based monthly newspaper called the North Bay Review, services Allyn.^[5]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Vaughn has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[6]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vaughn, Washington
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 326.
^ Findlay, Jean Cammon and Paterson, Robin, Mosquito Fleet of Southern Puget Sound, (2008) Arcadia Publishing ISBN 0-7385-5607-6, at pages 10-11, 18, 27 and 35.
^ "Outlook Writing & Design | North Bay Review". www.outlookwriting.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2005.
^ Climate Summary for Vaughn, Washington