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Welcome to Forks ...

The city of Forks is located on the Olympic Peninsula.

Forks is located in Clallam County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Forks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forks has a population of 3,896 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Forks is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Forks lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Forks is within the boundaries of the (360) area code.

The ZIP code for Forks: 98331<4>

Websites for Forks ...

Official Website: www.forkswashington.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forks had an population of 3,896 people. This is an increase of 10.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forks had a population of 3,532 people. This makes Forks the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Forks represents 0.05% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 130th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,532 people, the population of Forks increased 13.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,120 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Forks.

Communities Also Named Forks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Forks - they are located in California, Kentucky, Maine, New Brunswick, New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forks.

Communities near Forks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forks.

  • Shuwah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuwah
    • Shuwah is located in Clallam County
  • Beaver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • La Push
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oil City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Jefferson County
  • Ozette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozette
    • Ozette is located in Clallam County
  • Clallam Bay
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Sekiu
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Twin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Twin is located in Clallam County
  • Clearwater
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Jefferson County
  • Neah Bay
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Forks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forks. See our Newspapers Page for Forks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forks ...

Looking for more information about Forks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Forks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Forks.

Adding Forks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Forks post office opened in 1884.

We also found Forks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forks.

The official website for Forks: www.forkswashington.org/

The official website for Clallam County: www.clallam.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Clallam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Forks.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Forks). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Forks or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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