Badger, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 46°12′00″N 119°21′34″W / 46.2001343°N 119.3594642°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Benton |
Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 99320 |
Area code | 509 |
GNIS feature ID | 1510800 [2] |
Badger is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles southwest of Richland, near Badger Springs and Badger Canyon. [4]
The community was established in 1883 and named by the Northern Pacific Railway Company because of spring water that was found flowing out of a badger hole. The community had a school in 1907, as well as a post office and a store a few years later. [5]
Badger, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 46°12′00″N 119°21′34″W / 46.2001343°N 119.3594642°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Benton |
Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 99320 |
Area code | 509 |
GNIS feature ID | 1510800 [2] |
Badger is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles southwest of Richland, near Badger Springs and Badger Canyon. [4]
The community was established in 1883 and named by the Northern Pacific Railway Company because of spring water that was found flowing out of a badger hole. The community had a school in 1907, as well as a post office and a store a few years later. [5]