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Centralia | |
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 Centralia downtown historic district | |
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| Nickname(s): Hub City, City of Azaleas[1] | |
 Location of Centralia, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′14″N 122°57′41″W / 46.72056°N 122.96139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Lewis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Kelly Smith Johnston[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.81 sq mi (20.22 km2) |
| • Land | 7.62 sq mi (19.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,183 |
• Estimate (2021)[5] | 18,629 |
| • Density | 2,386.22/sq mi (921.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98531 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-11160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1503899[6] |
| Website | cityofcentralia |
Centralia (/sɛnˈtreɪliə/) is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. It is located along Interstate 5 near the midpoint between Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The city had a population of 18,183 at the 2020 census.[4] Centralia is twinned with Chehalis, located to the south near the confluence of the Chehalis and Newaukum rivers.
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- ^ "Kelly Smith Johnston". City of Centralia. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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