Usk, Washington

Usk, Washington
Unincorporated community
Usk, Washington
Coordinates: 48°18′50″N 117°16′47″W / 48.31389°N 117.27972°WCoordinates: 48°18′50″N 117°16′47″W / 48.31389°N 117.27972°W
Country United States
State Washington
County Pend Oreille
Elevation 2,054 ft (626 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 99180
Area code(s) 509
GNIS feature ID 1527654[1]

Usk (Ktunaxa: ʔa·q̓anq̓unaʔwuʔk [2]) (Salish: čɫĺq̓ʷo [3]) is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. Usk is located along the Pend Oreille River 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Cusick. Usk has a post office with ZIP code 99180.[4] It is part of the Kalispel Indian Reservation.

Usk was named for the River Usk in Wales around 1890.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Usk, Washington
  2. "FirstVoices: Nature / Environment - place names: words. Ktunaxa.". Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  3. "Lesson 10 - Places to go. Kalispel I Curriculum". Kalispel Tribe. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-05.)
  4. ZIP Code Lookup
  5. Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.