La Center is a city in Clark County, Washington, home to about 3,883 people across 2.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 98629, and parts of 98642 are in La Center too.
Homes sold for a median of $278 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly La Center
Mostly Ridgefield; part is in La Center
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside La Center. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Airport (PDX)18 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA847 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of La Center; 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.
La Center had 3,424 residents in the 2020 census, up 107% since 2000.
It’s the 226th largest of 628 towns in Washington by population.
Clark County grew from 13,419 residents in 1900 to 503,311 in 2020.
Clark County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 52.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Battle Ground, WA weather station (8 miles away).
159,914 jobs at 12,552 businesses in Clark County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in La Center.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
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Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by La Center School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| La Center ElementaryLa Center | Pre-K–5 | 789 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| La Center AcademyLa Center | K–12 | 38 | Alternative Education | 1.5 mi |
| La Center Middle SchoolLa Center | 6–8 | 441 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| La Center High SchoolLa Center | 9–12 | 555 | Public | 1.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ridgefield, Mount Vista and Duluth.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.