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Port Townsend

Port Townsend is a city at the northeast tip of the , in . In addition to its natural scenery, it is known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts scene.
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  • Type: Town with 10,100 residents
  • Description: city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Washington, United States
  • Also known as: “Port Townsend, WA”, “Port Townsend, Washington”, and “Port Townshend”
  • Postal code: 98368

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Townsend Historic District and Port Townsend Public Library.

Protected area
Photo: Wendy Cutler, CC BY 2.0.
The is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing a significant portion of the waterfront and downtown area of Port Townsend, Washington.

Library
Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.

Hospital
is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital located in Port Townsend, Washington. Established in 1890 by the Sisters of Providence as St.

Port Townsend

Latitude
48.118° or 48° 7′ 5″ north
Longitude
-122.7695° or 122° 46′ 10″ west
Population
10,100
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
IATA airport code
TWD
United Nations Location Code
US TWD
Open location code
84WV469J+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150970663
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5807239
Wiki­data ID
Q1001828
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Port Townsend” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورت تاونسند”
  • Basque: “Port Townsend”
  • Bulgarian: “Порт Таунсънд”
  • Catalan: “Port Townsend”
  • Cebuano: “Port Townsend”
  • Chechen: “Порт-Таунсенд”
  • Chinese: “Port Townsend”
  • Chinese: “汤森港”
  • Chinese: “湯森港”
  • Croatian: “Port Townsend”
  • Czech: “Port Townsend”
  • Danish: “Port Townsend”
  • Dutch: “Port Townsend”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورت تاونسند”
  • Esperanto: “Port Townsend”
  • French: “Port Townsend”
  • German: “Port Townsend”
  • Gilaki: “پؤرت ‌تاؤنسند (واشينگتن)”
  • Gilaki: “پؤرت ‌تاؤنسند”
  • Haitian: “Port Townsend, Washington”
  • Haitian: “Port Townsend”
  • Hebrew: “פורט טאונסנד”
  • Hungarian: “Port Townsend”
  • Irish: “Port Townsend”
  • Italian: “Port Townsend”
  • Japanese: “ポート・タウンゼント”
  • Japanese: “ポート・タウンゼンド”
  • Ladin: “Port Townsend”
  • Malagasy: “Port Townsend, Washington”
  • Malagasy: “Port Townsend”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Port Townsend”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Townsend”
  • Persian: “پورت تاونزند، واشینگتن”
  • Persian: “پورت تاونزند”
  • Persian: “پورت تونسند، واشینگتن”
  • Persian: “پورت تونسند”
  • Polish: “Port Townsend”
  • Portuguese: “Port Townsend”
  • Romanian: “Port Townsend”
  • Russian: “Порт-Таунсенд”
  • Serbian: “Порт Таунсенд”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Port Townsend, Washington”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Port Townsend”
  • Slovak: “Port Townsend”
  • Slovenian: “Port Townsendd”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پورت تاونزند، واشینقتون”
  • Spanish: “Port Townsend (Washington)”
  • Spanish: “Port Townsend”
  • Swedish: “Port Townsend”
  • Tatar: “Порт-Таунсенд”
  • Turkish: “Port Townsend, Washington”
  • Turkish: “Port Townsend”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт-Таунсенд”
  • Urdu: “پورٹ ٹاؤنسنڈ، واشنگٹن”
  • Uzbek: “Port Townsend”
  • Volapük: “Port Townsend”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Port Townsend, Washington”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Port Townsend”
  • Welsh: “Port Townsend, Washington”
  • Welsh: “Port Townsend”
  • “Port Townsend”

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