263 Ward Rd, Longview, WA 98632 Property Records

Cowlitz County property record for 263 Ward Rd, Longview, WA 98632

Property Summary

Property Type	Commercial Vacant Land
Lot Size	0.4 acres (17,424 sqft)
Owner	Company Name on File
Tax Bill	$13 (2025)
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`WM3608003`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`WM3608003`
Alternative APNs	`R018884` `3018884`

Exterior

Lot Area	17,424 sqft (0.4 acres)

Location & Zoning

Account Number	3018884
Street Address	263 WARD RD
City	LONGVIEW
State	WA
Zip	98632-9160
Property Category	Commercial
Property Type	Vacant Land > Commercial
Local Zoning Code	UZ0
Legal Description	36 -9N -3W T-9B EXC RD EXC T-9B-1 FEE 415498 EXC T-9B-2 FEE 941115020 EXC T-9B-3 FEE 970505041 EXC T-8B,9B-4 FEE 970523105.
Legal Range	03W
Legal Township	09N
Legal Section	36
Legal Lot Number	1
Jurisdiction	COWLITZ WA
Township / Civil Division	CASTLE ROCK
Census Block Group	4
Census Block	4033
Census Tract	1900

Owner

Source: Cowlitz County records · APN WM3608003

Assessment roll updated May 27, 2026 · Last verified June 2026

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Owner of Record	Company Name on File
Mailing Address	207 N 4TH AVE, 308, KELSO, WA 98626-4124
Owner Type	Company

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Last Sale	Dec 10, 2014
Deed Sale	Dec 10, 2014
Deed Document Number	20143512877
Prior Transfer Date	Dec 09, 2014
Prior Transfer Doc	0003512877
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Cowlitz County records · Assessment roll updated May 27, 2026 · Last verified June 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Washington
County	Cowlitz County
Unified School District	Longview Public Schools (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025	$13.00 (+16%)	$3,710 (-) Land $3,710	$3,710 (-) Land $3,710
2023	$5.00
2022		$3,710 Land $3,710	$3,710 Land $3,710

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Cowlitz County (53015C), as of April 16, 2025 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 530150019004, as of September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition, as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Nearby Flood Policies	1 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	1 (2025)
Claims Outside the SFHA	1 of 1
Most Recent Claim	Dec 2025 · Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 80% of the US · lower than 84% of Washington
Wildfire Likelihood	0.01% annual chance
Exposure	Direct burnable vegetation at the parcel

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable	1,200 / 35
Starlink Satellite	280 / 30
Lumen Technologies DSL	10 / 1

Based on FCC filings for 20 locations within half a mile of this property.

Cell Coverage

4G LTE (outdoors only), no 5G reported

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, water system WA5348100, as of 2026 Q3 · EPA water system boundaries as of March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	LONGVIEW WATER DEPARTMENT serves 57,617 people
Water Source	Groundwater
Last State Inspection	Dec 2022
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2021–2023) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	3 last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. This system sells water to local utilities; the supplier billing this address may be one of them. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.