Port Angeles, Washington

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The coastal city of Port Angeles is located at the north end of the Olympic Peninsula (on the Juan De Fuca Strait).

Port Angeles is located in Clallam County and is the county seat.

Typical abbreviation for Port Angeles: Prt. Angeles

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Port Angeles, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Port Angeles had a population of 18,397 people^<1> (or 28.62% of the total population of Clallam County). The population of Port Angeles represented 0.31% of the total of Washington, making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Port Angeles had a population of 18,982 people. This is an increase of 3.18% 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 Port Angeles.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Colwood (BC)<*>	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	14,687	6.85% increase
	Metchosin (BC)<*>	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	4,795	1.28% decrease
	Oak Bay (BC)<*>	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	17,908	0.62% increase
	Saseenos (BC)	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Sooke (BC)<*>	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	9,704	11.09% increase
	Victoria (BC)<*>	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	78,057	5.3% increase
	<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

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

Website for Port Angeles

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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) Port Angeles. 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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