Longview, Washington

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The city of Longview is located in Cowlitz County.

Longview is near sea level^<1>.

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

Communities that are also named Longview can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Longview had a population of 34,660 people^<3> (or 37.27% of the total population of Cowlitz County). The population of Longview represented 0.59% of the total of Washington, making it the state's 22nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Longview had a population of 36,562 people. This is an increase of 5.49% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Longview.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clatskanie (OR)	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,637	7.13% increase
	Columbia City (OR)	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,964	25.02% increase
	Prescott (OR)	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	73	1.39% increase
	Castle Rock	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,120	0.47% decrease
	Cathlamet	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	603	6.73% increase
	East Cathlamet	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Longview.

Websites for Longview

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Longview. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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