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Around Pullman
Distances
Nearest major airport
Spokane International Airport (GEG)63 miles away
Closer regional airport
Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Seattle, WA251 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pullman; 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.
Population over time
Pullman had 32,901 residents in the 2020 census, up 33% since 2000.
It’s the 44th largest of 628 towns in Washington by population.
Whitman County grew from 25,360 residents in 1900 to 47,973 in 2020.
Whitman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 20.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pullman 2 Nw, WA weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Whitman County
11,417 jobs at 873 businesses in Whitman County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
276 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pullman.
Nearest hospitals
Pullman Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Pullman1.4 miles
Gritman Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Moscow8.1 miles
Whitman Hospital and Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Colfax13.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
37
Specialist doctors
35
Dentists
17
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
28
Mental health providers
102
Physical and occupational therapists
44
Optometrists
7
Chiropractors
6
Pharmacies
9
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.
Places in and around Pullman
Parks (24 nearby)
Washington State University Arboretum · 110 acres1.8 mi
Sunnyside Park · 21 acres1.1 mi
Conservation Park · 20 acres0.8 mi
Lawson Gardens · 17 acres0.9 mi
Military Hill Park · 16 acres0.9 mi
City Playfields · 10 acres0.5 mi
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Wu's Corner Market0.1 mi
Rosauers0.3 mi
Grocery Outlet1.3 mi
Safeway1.3 mi
Libraries (3 nearby)
Holland Library0.5 mi
Terrell Library0.5 mi
Owen Science and Engineering Library0.6 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Pullman Depot Heritage Center0.4 mi
Palouse Discovery Science Center1.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Regional Theatre of the Palouse0.5 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University Global Campus
Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Washington State University Honors College
Sports teams
Washington State Cougars NCAA Division I
Notable people born here
Jim Mattis (1950) · United States 26th Secretary of Defense
Robert W. Clower (1926) · American economist (1926-2011)
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Pullman
Public schools here are run by Pullman School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Franklin ElementaryPullman
Pre-K–5
274
Public
1.2 mi
Jefferson ElementaryPullman
Pre-K–5
335
Public
0.5 mi
Kamiak ElementaryPullman
Pre-K–5
315
Public
1.4 mi
Sunnyside ElementaryPullman
Pre-K–5
326
Public
0.9 mi
Lincoln Middle SchoolPullman
6–8
643
Public
1.2 mi
Pullman High SchoolPullman
9–12
838
Public
1.0 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Pullman Christian SchoolPullman
K–12
148
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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