Rosburg, Washington
Encyclopedia
Rosburg is an unincorporated community
in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States
. Rosburg is located on the Grays River near Washington State Route 4, 15 miles (24.1 km) northwest of Cathlamet
. Rosburg has a post office
with ZIP code
98643.
Christian Rosburg, the town's first postmaster, named Rosburg for himself.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Rosburg is located on the Grays River near Washington State Route 4, 15 miles (24.1 km) northwest of Cathlamet
Cathlamet, Washington
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 565 people, 246 households, and 138 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,426.2 people per square mile . There were 278 housing units at an average density of 701.7 per square mile...
. Rosburg has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
with ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
98643.
Christian Rosburg, the town's first postmaster, named Rosburg for himself.