Clinton, Washington

Clinton, Washington
CDP
Location of Clinton, Washington
Coordinates: 47°58′34″N 122°21′22″W / 47.97611°N 122.35611°W / 47.97611; -122.35611
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Island
Area
• Total	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km2)
• Land	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Water	2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
Elevation	128 ft (39 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	956
• Density	260/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98236
Area code	360
Telephone exchanges	341, 579
FIPS code	53-13155[2]
GNIS feature ID	1512098[3]

Clinton is a community and census-designated place (CDP) located on southern Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, United States. The town was named after Clinton, Michigan.^[4] As of the 2010 census, the population was 928. However, the post office serves at least 2,500 people.

Clinton is the western terminus of the Whidbey Island (Clinton)-to-Mukilteo Washington State Ferries route. It is served by State Route 525 and several major county roads.

Even though the village area of Clinton is small, people as far as 7 miles (11.5 km) away consider Clinton to be their home. Much of the village is situated on a high bluff overlooking Saratoga Passage on Puget Sound. The community of Columbia Beach, however, rests at sea level. To the north of the ferry dock is old Clinton, where the community started.

The Sno-Isle Regional Library System has a library in Clinton, supported by the "Friends of the Clinton Library". There are two grocery stores in Clinton, one in the downtown area and another a few miles west.

Based on per capita income, Clinton ranks 79th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. It is also the highest rank achieved in Island County.