Silver Creek, Washington
Unincorporated community
Silver Creek is located in Washington (state)
Silver Creek
Silver Creek
Silver Creek is located in the United States
Silver Creek
Silver Creek
Coordinates: 46°31′31″N 122°35′25″W / 46.52528°N 122.59028°W / 46.52528; -122.59028
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98582, 98585
Area code360
GNIS feature ID1525751[1]

Silver Creek is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States. Silver Creek is located along U.S. Route 12 near its junction with Washington State Route 122, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Mossyrock. Lake Mayfield is accessible 3.5 miles to the east.

A post office called Silver Creek has been in operation since 1875.[2] The community takes its name from nearby Silver Creek.[3]

Government and politics

Politics

Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020[4] 68.98% 498 29.09% 210 1.81% 13

Silver Creek has historically voted for the Republican Party and Conservatism. As this is an unincorporated community, there are no defined bounds, and the precinct may be incongruous with the census boundaries.

The 2020 election included 10 votes for candidates of the Libertarian Party and 3 votes for write-in candidates.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Creek, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 270.
  4. ↑ "Lewis County 2020 Election". Results.Vote.WA. Results.Vote.WA. Retrieved July 20, 2021.


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