Usk, Washington

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|timezone = Pacific (PST)

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Usk is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. Usk is located along the Pend Oreille River {{convert|2|mi|km}} southeast of Cusick. Usk has a post office with ZIP code 99180.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=99180&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup] It is near the Kalispel Indian Reservation. There is also a general store.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

Usk was named for the River Usk in Wales around 1890.{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=338|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=322}}