THE QUILCENE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Olympic Rainshadow setting.
Quilcene CDP has 8.81 square miles of land in Jefferson 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
Quilcene and Jefferson County
Quilcene is associated with Jefferson 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.
Quilcene by land and water
The Census records 0.39 square miles of water within Quilcene, or 4.2% of its total area. It is 13.3 percentage points lower than the 17.6% recorded for Jefferson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Quilcene CDP has 76.4% of the land area of nearby Port Ludlow CDP (11.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

