THE PORT ANGELES LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Olympic Rainshadow setting.
Port Angeles city has 10.7 square miles of land in Clallam County. Its Census reference point is in Olympic Rainshadow, within Puget Lowland.
A glacial lowland surrounds Puget Sound with islands, bays, peninsulas and rolling terrain. Moraines, outwash plains and river terraces create a varied setting beneath the region's maritime climate.
Regional context: Puget Lowland ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Port Angeles and Clallam County
Port Angeles is associated with Clallam County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Port Angeles by land and water
The Census records 3.82 square miles of water within Port Angeles, or 26.3% of its total area. It is 8.6 percentage points lower than the 34.9% recorded for Clallam County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Port Angeles city has 2.8 times the land area of nearby Port Angeles East CDP (3.78 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

