Kelso, Washington

About Kelso

Kelso is a close-knit town in southwestern Washington with an estimated population of 12,737.

Officially, Kelso is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.13 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,567 residents per square mile.

📰 Kelso News Today

• Cinema of Horrors Haunted House marks 10 years of 'silver screams' in Kelso KATU · Oct 9
• Kelso High School Baseball - Kelso, WA NFHS Network · Oct 9
• Richard McCool Obituary (1938 - 2026) - Kelso, WA - The Daily News Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6
• Kelso Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Cinema of Horrors Haunted House marks 10 years of 'silver screams' in Kelso KATU · Oct 10

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Kelso Unique

• Positioned in southwestern 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

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 12,737.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kelso

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Kelso

• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Red Lobster — seafood
• Shari's — american
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Asian Buffet — asian
• Denny's — american
• Fiesta Bonita — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Arcade · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kelso

• Gerhart Gardens Park reviews ★
• Lads & Lassies Park reviews ★
• Manasco Fields reviews ★
• Scot Hollow Park reviews ★
• Tam O'Shanter Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Kelso

• Barnes Elementary
• Butler Acres Elementary
• Carrolls Elementary
• Coweeman Middle School
• Huntington Middle School
• Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design
• Kelso High School
• Lexington Elementary
• Loowit High School
• Rose Valley Elementary
• Special Education
• Wallace Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Kelso

🏘️ Nearby Communities