Newport, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Newport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99156. The Survey maps it on the Newport quadrangle. 2,114 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,142 feet above sea level.
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On record in Newport
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Dr. John and Viola Phillips House and Officelisted 2006- Pend Oreille County Courthouselisted 2013
Population over time
2 figuresNewport fell from 2,126 to 2,114 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,126 | |
| 2020 | 2,114 | -12 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Newport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Newport quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Newport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 138 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPRING VALLEY |
| 6 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville National Forest | PIONEER PARK CAMPGROUND |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GRAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Newport: 21 past producers, 9 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Silver, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodie Canyon Mine | Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Bodie Canyon Prospect | Silver, Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| General Mcarthur | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Grandview Group | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Ries | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Ries | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Ries Property | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | |
| Silver Butte Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Freeman Lake | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Freeman Lake Silica Mine | Silica | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newport in 16 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 heavy rain, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Flood | Newport | $400,000 | Widespread flooding was observed along the Pend Oreille River throughout the month of June 2011 impacting the communities of Newport, Dalkena, Usk, Cusick, Ruby, Blueslide, Lost Creek, Ione, and Metaline Falls. Some of the worst flooding was noted along the following roads: Alaska Way, Davis Road, McCloud Creek, Deeter Road, Riverbend Loop, Sandy Shores, Yergens, Le Clerc Road, Pow Wow Park Road, Dike Road, Needles Road, and Main Street in Metaline Falls; four private roads including Beehive Lane, Bear Paw Drive, Echo Lane, and Hawk Lane were also flooded. Numerous homes along these roads suffered flooding with as much as two to three feet of water in their basements and significant damage to docks, sheds, and other outbuildings. The town of Metaline was forced to bypass sewage treatment and allow its storm drains to flow directly into Pend Oreille River. The flooding had enormous impacts on recreation with many boaters avoiding the river due to a no-wake restriction in place. Additionally, the Kalispels' 37th Powwow and 4th of July celebration were cancelled due to the flooding. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newport | $10,000 | strong winds blew trees down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newport | $10,000 | trees reported down across Highway 20 and 31. |
| June 1999 | Heavy Rain | Newport | $5,000 | Over 1.35"of rain fell in a 12 hour period. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newport | $1,000 | Utility company reported weather related power outage affecting 760 customers. A max wind gust of 26 MPH was recorded around the time. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newport | $1,000 | Numerous trees blown over and roof damage was reported. Max wind gusts in the area was 39 MPH recorded in Old Town, Idaho. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newport | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newport | - | A member of the public reported a 12 inch diameter pine tree snapped halfway up the trunk near Newport from a thunderstorm wind gust. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Newport | - | A trained spotter reported hail covering highway 2 near Newport, Washington. The hail was reported to be one inch in size and in addition the visibility was reduced to near zero in very heavy rain. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Newport | - | A member of the public reported street flooding on US-2 and in the parking lot of the McDonald's on US-2 in Newport, WA. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Newport | - | Widespread flooding was observed along the Pend Oreille River through the first week of July 2011 impacting the communities of Newport, Dalkena, Usk, Cusick, Ruby, Blueslide, Lost Creek, Ione, and Metaline Falls. Some of the worst flooding was noted along the following roads: Alaska Way, Davis Road, McCloud Creek, Deeter Road, Riverbend Loop, Sandy Shores, Yergens, Le Clerc Road, Pow Wow Park Road, Dike Road, Needles Road, and Main Street in Metaline Falls; four private roads including Beehive Lane, Bear Paw Drive, Echo Lane, and Hawk Lane were also flooded. Numerous homes along these roads suffered flooding with as much as two to three feet of water in their basements and significant damage to docks, sheds, and other outbuildings. The town of Metaline was forced to bypass sewage treatment and allow its storm drains to flow directly into Pend Oreille River. The flooding had enormous impacts on recreation with many boaters avoiding the river due to a no-wake restriction in place. Additionally, the Kalispels' 37th Powwow and 4th of July celebration were cancelled due to the flooding. |
| July 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Newport | - | sheriff sighted a funnel cloud near Newport |
| May 1997 | Heavy Rain | Newport | - | flooding |
| June 2003 | Hail | Newport | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Newport | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Newport | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Newport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1514137 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512505. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







