Hazard | |
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 Hazard Post Office | |
  Hazard Location within the state of Washington | |
| Coordinates:47°52′40″N117°31′08″W / 47.87778°N 117.51889°W /47.87778; -117.51889 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane |
| Elevation | 2,145 ft (654 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 99006 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1514873[1] |
Hazard is anunincorporated community inSpokane County, in theU.S. state ofWashington.[2]
Hazard is located on the Wild Rose Prairie, a region of farmland in northern Spokane County betweenU.S. Route 395 and theStevens County. The county line is about one mile west of Hazard.[3] There is no defined community center at Hazard, the location is dominated by farms with structures and homes spread out hundreds of feet apart.[4]
Hazard is about 12 miles by road northeast of the suburban and commercial fringes of theSpokane urban area.[3]
A post office called Hazard was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1904.[5] The community was named after R. R. Hazard, a local merchant.[6]
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