Vaughn, Washington

Vaughn, Washington
Unincorporated community
Vaughn, Washington
Coordinates: 47°20′39″N 122°45′47″W / 47.34417°N 122.76306°WCoordinates: 47°20′39″N 122°45′47″W / 47.34417°N 122.76306°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pierce
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	98394
Area code(s)	253
GNIS feature ID	1512759[1]

Vaughn is an unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Vaughn is located on Vaughn Bay in the northwestern Key Peninsula. Vaughn has a post office with ZIP code 98394.^[2]

Vaughn was named for W.D. Vaughn, who settled in the area around 1851.^[3]

Vaughn was once an important port for the Key Peninsula. From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Vaughn and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats.^[4] The local community based monthly newspaper called the North Bay Review, services Allyn.^[5]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Vaughn has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vaughn, Washington
2. ZIP Code Lookup
3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 326.
4. Findlay, Jean Cammon and Paterson, Robin, Mosquito Fleet of Southern Puget Sound, (2008) Arcadia Publishing ISBN 0-7385-5607-6, at pages 10-11, 18, 27 and 35.
5. http://www.outlookwriting.com/x86.xml
6. Climate Summary for Vaughn, Washington