Washington · Census place 5332300

Hoquiam, Washington

Hoquiam is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington with an estimated 8,771 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 99th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
8,771
#99 of 206 in Washington
Change since 2020
-0.1%
-13 people
Land area
9.5 sq mi
+ 6.88 sq mi water
Density
919 / sq mi
State median 2,694
Orange pin: Hoquiam. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Olympia.

Hoquiam population, 2020 to 2024

Hoquiam lost 13 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.1%. In the latest year it moved by -24. Among 125 Washington places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 93rd; the median place changed by +2.6%. The median place of 5,000+ in Washington has 18,148 people, so Hoquiam is 48% of it.

8,78420208,86320218,81320228,79520238,7712024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 8,774. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Hoquiam covers 9.54 square miles of land and 6.88 of water, for 919 people per square mile of land. The median Washington place of 5,000+ has 2,694, so Hoquiam is less dense than the typical town.

What county Hoquiam is in

All of Hoquiam's residents live in Grays Harbor County, which had 77,893 residents in 2024. Hoquiam holds 11.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Hoquiam

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Hoquiam by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 98550. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Hoquiam is

The Census internal point of Hoquiam is at 46.977200, -123.909700. Olympia, the capital, is 47.7 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Aberdeen, WA (17,044 people), 4.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Tacoma, WA, 70.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
46.977200, -123.909700
DMS
46°58'37.92"N 123°54'34.92"W
UTM
10N 430810.3E 5203032.0N
Geohash
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Plus code
84RRX3GR+V4

Daylight in Hoquiam

At 46.98° N, Hoquiam gets about 15 h 54 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 31 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 23 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Hoquiam

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Washington, measured between internal points. The closest is Aberdeen, 4.6 miles away, with 17,044 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hoquiam, WA?

8,771 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 13 (0.1%) from 8,784 in July 2020.

What county is Hoquiam in?

Grays Harbor County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Hoquiam?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 98550.

How far is Hoquiam from Olympia?

47.7 miles (76.8 km) in a straight line, heading E from Hoquiam.

What is the nearest larger city to Hoquiam?

Aberdeen, WA, with 17,044 residents, 4.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.