Ryderwood, Washington
Ryderwood, Washington | |
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Ryderwood Post Office, 2024 | |
Ryderwood Location in the state of Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′33″N 123°02′40″W / 46.37583°N 123.04444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Cowlitz |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2) |
| • Land | 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 383 |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (910/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98581 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-60580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586746 |
Ryderwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cowlitz County, Washington, west of the city of Vader. Known locally as the "Village in the Woods", the town began in 1923 as a logging settlement and considered itself the "World's Largest Logging Town". Ryderwood became a retirement community in the 1950s. The population as of the 2020 census was 383.