Gold Bar, Washington

About Gold Bar

Gold Bar is a small town in northern Washington, home to 2,478 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Gold Bar is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,338 residents per square mile.

📰 Gold Bar News Today

• Gold Bar Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• John Tyler Hemminger Obituary Mar 7, 2015 Altogether Funeral · Aug 16
• Both lanes of Highway 2 near Gold Bar reopen after collision KING5.com · May 5
• Gold Bar coffee roasters turn coffee into an art form HeraldNet.com · Jun 3
• 6 puppies saved by firefighters from suspected fentanyl overdose in Washington ABC7 Los Angeles · Jan 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gold Bar Unique

• The only place in America named Gold Bar — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gold Bar

• Maggy’s Family Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Gold Bar Thai Cuisine — mexican
• Let's Go Espresso — coffee shop (café)
• Mountain View Diner
• Rico's Pizza — pizza
• The Woodshed Espresso — coffee shop (café)
• Timber Monster Coffee (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Gold Bar

• Gold Bar Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gold Bar

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