THE PUGET ISLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Coastal Uplands setting.
Puget Island CDP has 7.57 square miles of land in Wahkiakum County. Its Census reference point is in Coastal Uplands, within Coast Range.
Pacific-facing coastal mountains support moisture-loving conifers, with marine terraces, dunes and beaches along the ocean edge. Inland slopes and the immediate coast have different vegetation patterns.
Regional context: Coast Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Puget Island and Wahkiakum County
Puget Island is associated with Wahkiakum 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.
Puget Island by land and water
The Census records 0.23 square miles of water within Puget Island, or 2.9% of its total area. It is 5.4 percentage points lower than the 8.3% recorded for Wahkiakum County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Puget Island CDP has 4.4 times the land area of nearby East Cathlamet CDP (1.71 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

