Mineral, Washington
Mineral, Washington | |
|---|---|
Downtown Mineral | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′09″N 122°11′10″W / 46.71917°N 122.18611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Lewis |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
| • Land | 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,473 ft (449 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 193 |
| • Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98355 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-46090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586741 |
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Mineral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis County, Washington, on State Route 7 near the Pierce/Lewis county line.
Mineral originally began as a logging camp and mining town. Prospectors searching the area for gold instead found coal and arsenic. By the early 1920s, the mines closed and a devastating fire to the town's largest sawmill ended the early, peak years of the community. Mineral began to turn to tourism as its main industry, primarily through recreational fishing on Mineral Lake. A local attraction is the Mineral Log Lodge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.