Cougar is a community in Skamania County, Washington, home to about 151 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 98616.
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Airport (PDX)35 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR39 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cougar; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 575th largest of 628 towns in Washington by population.
Skamania County grew from 1,688 residents in 1900 to 12,036 in 2020.
Skamania County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 115.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cougar 6 E, WA weather station (5 miles away).
1,624 jobs at 214 businesses in Skamania County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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