Glenwood, Klickitat County, Washington

Glenwood, Washington
Census-designated place
Glenwood is located in Washington (state)
Glenwood
Glenwood
Glenwood is located in the United States
Glenwood
Glenwood
Coordinates: 46°01′07″N 121°17′26″W / 46.01861°N 121.29056°W / 46.01861; -121.29056
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKlickitat
Elevation
1,900 ft (600 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98619
Area code509
FIPS code53-27226
GNIS feature ID1520005[1]

Glenwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. It is 26.5 miles (42.6 km) west-northwest of Goldendale and has a post office with ZIP code 98619.[2] The community is on land whose jurisdiction is disputed between the Yakama Nation and Klickitat County.[3]

The community was named for the glen and woods near the original town site.[4]

Glenwood was the site of a fatal black bear attack of four year old Victoria Valdez near her home in 1974.[5]

The population of Glenwood in 2020 was 179.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glenwood, Klickitat County, Washington
  2. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "Glenwood fights to avoid being absorbed into Indian lands". April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 98.
  5. ^ Sandberry, Scott (May 7, 2014). "Bear conflicts spike in spring as hibernation ends". Yakima Herald-Republic. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.