Kelso, Washington | |
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![]() Main Post Office in Kelso in 2009 | |
Motto: "City of Friendly People" | |
![]() Location of Kelso, Washington | |
Coordinates: 46°07′31″N 122°53′12″W / 46.12528°N 122.88667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Cowlitz |
Platted | 1884 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• City manager | Andrew O. Hamilton |
• Mayor | Mike Karnofski[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8.84 sq mi (22.89 km2) |
• Land | 8.13 sq mi (21.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.70 sq mi (1.82 km2) |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,720 |
• Density | 1,526.37/sq mi (589.32/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 98626 |
Area code | 360 |
FIPS code | 53-35065 |
GNIS feature ID | 2410174[3] |
Website | kelso.gov |
Kelso is a city in the southwestern part of the State of Washington and is the county seat of Cowlitz County.[5] At the 2020 census, the population was 12,720.[4] Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 110,730. Kelso shares its long western border with Longview. It is near Mount St. Helens.
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