Purdy | |
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 The town of Purdy with the Purdy Bridge and Purdy Sandspit visible in the background | |
  Purdy | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′20″N 122°37′31″W / 47.38889°N 122.62528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Pierce |
| Unincorporated community | Purdy |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.34 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.34 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,544 |
| ZIP code | 98332[1] |
| Area code | 253 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512585[2] |
Purdy is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place north of the city of Gig Harbor, and at the junction of Washington State Routes 16 and 302 on the northern boundary of Pierce County, Washington.[3]
Purdy is on the shores of Burley Lagoon and Henderson Bay at the northern end of Carr Inlet in Puget Sound. The lagoon and bay are separated by a sandspit and the Purdy Bridge.
The Washington Corrections Center for Women, originally named the Purdy Treatment Center, is colloquially referred to as "Purdy", though it has a Gig Harbor address.
As of the 2010 US Census, Purdy had a population of 1544.[4]
- ^ "Purdy WA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Purdy, Washington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Gig Harbour Community Plan". Pierce County Washington. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Purdy, Washington Population". Retrieved December 11, 2015.