Medical Lake is a small city, located in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is currently home to a population of over 4,950 residents, which is actually a small decrease from its 5,060 residents recorded at the 2010 U.S. Census. Of course, small towns and cities often have large swings in population due to their smaller population sizes. Medical Lake was first settled in the 19th century and was officially incorporated in 1880. Its name derives from Medical Lake, which Native Americans believed held medicinal qualities. Today, it is the home of Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital, its main claim to fame.
Basic Facts About Medical Lake
- Current population: 4.950
- Total area: 3.64 sq mi
- Official website: http://www.medical-lake.org/
- Located in: Spokane County
- Founded in: 1880 (incorporated)
- Zip codes: 99022
- Area codes: 509
Car Transport to Medical Lake Tips and Tricks
The city sits a bit southwest of Spokane, and is a part of the Spokane metro area, but that doesn’t make it a popular vehicle shipping location, sadly. Car transport to Medical Lake will likely be harder to find than shipping to Spokane. In addition to carriers probably not knowing much about the city, it sits away from major population centers, though it does sit fairly close to Spokane, all things considered. Auto shippers want to run routes into and out of major cities and metro areas in order to keep their trucks full of cars; routes through Medical Lake likely won’t help that. Routes through Spokane can, though fewer carriers run those routes as demand is lower and it’s harder to make money. Keep this in mind when you’re searching for car transport to Medical Lake – though it sits close to Spokane, it may actually be cheaper to move your pickup or delivery location out of Medical Lake and meet your carrier in Spokane. Talk to an agent to learn more.
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Since 2007 Dave has written all the content and blogs for American Auto Shipping and during this time added the duties of customer support and transport logistics.
He currently resides in Washington with his three kids and their mom and cat. A fan of Marvel movies and good stories, when not shipping cars Dave can be found working on his novel, enjoying a good book or playing some tournament HALO.
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