Ryderwood, Washington

Ryderwood, Washington
Ryderwood Post Office, 2024
Ryderwood Post Office, 2024
Ryderwood is located in Washington (state)
Ryderwood
Ryderwood
Location in the state of Washington
Coordinates: 46°22′N 123°3′W / 46.367°N 123.050°W / 46.367; -123.050
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyCowlitz
Area
 • Total0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
 • Land0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation266 ft (81 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total383
 • Density2,400/sq mi (910/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98581
Area code360
FIPS code53-60580
GNIS feature ID2586746

Ryderwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cowlitz County, Washington, west of the city of Vader. Known locally as the "Village in the Woods", the town began in 1923 as a logging settlement and considered itself the "World's Largest Logging Town". Ryderwood became a retirement community in the 1950s.[3] The population as of the 2020 census was 383.[4]

  1. ^ "2013 U.S. Gazetteer Files". census.gov. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ^ "USGS—Ryderwood, Washington". Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference TTWT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Ryderwood, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.