Baring, Washington

Baring, Washington
Location of Baring, Washington
Location of Baring, Washington
Coordinates: 47°45′50″N 121°28′34″W / 47.76389°N 121.47611°W / 47.76389; -121.47611
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing
Area
 • Total1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2)
 • Land1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 • Total255
 • Density211/sq mi (81.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98224
Area code360
FIPS code53-04300[2]
GNIS feature ID1516134[3]

Baring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 census,[1] up from 220 at the 2010 census.[4] It is located on U.S. Highway 2 about 23 miles (37 km) west of Stevens Pass, along a very flat and straight three-mile section of highway that has been dubbed the "Baring Straight" (a play on the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia), since US-2 is otherwise hilly and curvy through the mountains. The settlement was first known as "Salmon", but by 1909 it was known as Baring.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Baring, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Baring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Baring CDP, Washington". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Salmon. King County". Washington State Gazeteer 1909-1910. Name changed to Baring. Which see