Vaughn, Washington
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Pierce |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98394 |
| Area code(s) | 253 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512759[1] |
Vaughn is an 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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.outlookwriting.com/x86.xml
- ↑ Climate Summary for Vaughn, Washington
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