Baring, Washington
Baring, Washington | |
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Location of Baring, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′58″N 121°28′49″W / 47.76611°N 121.48028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2) |
| • Land | 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 255 |
| • Density | 211/sq mi (81.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98224 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-04300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407797 |
Baring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 census, up from 220 at the 2010 census. It is located on U.S. Highway 2 about 23 miles (37 km) west of Stevens Pass, along a very flat and straight three-mile section of highway that has been dubbed the "Baring Straight" (a play on the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia), since US-2 is otherwise hilly and curvy through the mountains. The settlement was first known as "Salmon", but by 1909 it was known as Baring.