Vaughn, Washington

Vaughn is a census-designated place and 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, Washington
Unincorporated community and CDP
Vaughn, Washington
Coordinates: 47°20′15″N 122°46′54″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pierce
Area
• Total	2.3 sq mi (6 km2)
• Land	1.42 sq mi (3.7 km2)
• Water	0.88 sq mi (2.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	203 ft (62 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98394
Area code	253
GNIS feature ID	2585049[1]

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 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]