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Unincorporated community in Washington, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hazard is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[2]
Hazard | |
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![]() Hazard Post Office | |
Coordinates: 47°52′40″N 117°31′08″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Spokane |
Elevation | 2,145 ft (654 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 99006 |
GNIS feature ID | 1514873[1] |
Hazard is located on the Wild Rose Prairie, a region of farmland in northern Spokane County between U.S. Route 395 and the Stevens County. The county line is about one mile west of Hazard.[3] There is no defined community center at Hazard, the location is dominated by farms with structures and homes spread out hundreds of feet apart.[4]
Hazard is about 12 miles by road northeast of the suburban and commercial fringes of the Spokane urban area.[3]
A post office called Hazard was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1904.[5] The community was named after R. R. Hazard, a local merchant.[6]
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