Pacific Beach is a

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(CDP) in Grays Harbor County,

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, United States. The population was 280 at the 2020 census, down from 291 at the 2010 census. Prior to 2010 it was part of the Moclips CDP.

Geography

Pacific Beach is located in western Grays Harbor County, along the

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. It is bordered to the north by Moclips and to the south by Joe Creek. The CDP includes the neighborhood of Highland Heights, north of Pacific Beach proper. State Route 109 passes through the CDP, leading north through Moclips to its terminus at Taholah, and south to Copalis Beach. Hoquiam is to the southeast. According to the

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, the Pacific Beach CDP has a total area of , of which , or 2.07%, are water.

References

External links

Pacific Beach community website
Pacific Beach Washington beach panorama

{{authority control Census-designated places in Grays Harbor County, Washington Census-designated places in Washington (state) Populated coastal places in Washington (state)