Newcastle, Washington

Back to Newcastle, WA housing info, King County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Newcastle. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Newcastle Apartments for Rent   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Newcastle, WA King County Population in July 2008: 9,885. Population change since 2000: +27.8% Males: 4,941   (50.0%) Females: 4,944   (50.0%) Median resident age:   36.4 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 98056. Estimated median household income in 2007: $101,252 (it was $80,320 in 2000) Newcastle:   $101,252 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $44,790 Newcastle:   $44,790 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $595,405 (it was $311,100 in 2000) Newcastle:   $595,405 Washington:   $300,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $605,467; Detached houses: $644,785; Townhouses or other attached units: $286,997; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,728; Mobile homes: $280,400 Newcastle, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Newcastle: White Non-Hispanic (73.7%) Chinese (6.8%) Japanese (3.4%) Two or more races (3.0%) Hispanic (2.9%) Vietnamese (2.4%) Korean (1.9%) Black (1.6%) Asian Indian (1.6%) Other race (1.4%) Other Asian (1.1%) Filipino (1.0%) American Indian (1.0%) 2008 cost of living index in Newcastle: 119.8 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Newcastle, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Newcastle is mentioned 189 times on our forum: What is Newcastle like?  (17 replies) Is Newcastle part of Bellevue school district?  (6 replies) Work: Federal Way; Live: Newcastle or thereabouts. Thoughts?  (2 replies) Citizen cops in Newcastle  (0 replies) Input on Newcastle area  (13 replies) Issaquah or Newcastle? Can't decide! :)  (9 replies) Latest news from Newcastle, WA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (17.4%), Irish (11.5%), English (11.4%), Norwegian (7.0%), Italian (5.4%), Swedish (4.6%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Incorporated in 1994 Elevation: 530 feet Land area: 4.47 square miles. Population density: 2212 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 47.53 N, Longitude: 122.17 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,330 (-43.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 370 (8.3%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 425

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Newcastle, Washington business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.71
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Newcastle, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Newcastle-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 280% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 24.9 miles away from Newcastle center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 36.1 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 16.7 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from Newcastle center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 28.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from Newcastle center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Newcastle, WA

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Notable location: Coal Creek Village (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lake: Boren, Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Honey Dew Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Newcastle include: Hazelwood Park (1), May Creek Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.3%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	2.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

This city:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Newcastle, WA

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7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,154 average AGI)

King County:	0.27%
Washington average:	0.26%

from Snohomish County, WA	0.95% ($45,723 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA	0.78% ($40,128)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.20% ($65,600)

6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.45%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,377 average AGI)

King County:	0.16%
Washington average:	0.16%

to Snohomish County, WA	1.31% ($49,721 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA	0.97% ($46,071)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.15% ($51,775)

• Karin Kiss, 7005 132nd Pl Se, Type: Pole, Structure height: 19.8 m, Overall height: 19.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00152704
  Registrant: Sprint Spectrum, L.P., 6391 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, KS 66251, Phone: (877) 265-6872, Email:
• GARY E ALCHIN, 7005 132nd Place Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 22.9 m, Overall height: 23.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00000285
  Registrant: U S West Communications Wireless, 12121 Grant St Rm 201, Thornton, CO 80241, Phone: (303) 255-6127, Email:

• Lat: 47.491806 Lon: -122.135111, Call Sign: WQBF395
  Assigned Frequencies : 457.137 MHz, 451.537 MHz, 456.337 MHz, 457.837 MHz, 452.112 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/30/2004, Expiration Date: 09/30/2014, Certifier: Matt Wilklinson
  Registrant: Bearcom Wireless Worldwide, Dallas, TX 75355-9001, Phone: (214) 340-8876, Fax: (214) 355-1713, Email:
• NPC, Lat: 47.537806 Lon: -122.165667, Call Sign: WQBN778
  Assigned Frequencies : 462.437 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/15/2004, Expiration Date: 11/15/2014, Certifier: Becky Desmet
  Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 N Glebe Rd., Ste. 1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-0516, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:

• NEWCASTLE, Lat: 47.610833 Lon: -121.958611, Call Sign: WPWM567
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.281 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/19/2002, Expiration Date: 12/19/2012, Certifier: Larry D Jones
  Registrant: Invensys Metering Systems Inc, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (724) 439-7828, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
• NEWCASTLE, 15500 Six Penny Lane, Type: Building, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WQHL869
  Assigned Frequencies : 19560.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/05/2007, Expiration Date: 09/05/2017, Certifier: H. M. Levy
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

• Fire: 21
• Hazardous Condition: 14
• Service Call: 4