Creston Washington Map

About Creston, Washington

Creston is a locality in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 235. The population density is 182.9 people per km². Creston is located at 47.7585°N, 118.5197°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 99117.

Creston rests in a broad, sun-drenched basin, a landscape painted in ochre and gold under a sky that often stretches, vast and anemic in the summer heat. It lies 6.9 miles southwest of Lincoln, WA (from Lincoln, WA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 14.0 miles southeast of Clark. The land here is a gentle swell, not a dramatic rise, the soil a rich loam that whispers of ancient seabeds and wind-borne dust. Fields of wheat, their stalks a pale, shimmering green in spring and a burnished bronze by late summer, ripple towards horizons that seem to recede with every glance. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of sun-baked earth and distant orchards. Even in the absence of towering peaks, the sheer expanse of the sky imbues the place with a quiet, monumental feeling, a sense that one is standing at the very center of something immense and patient. The history of Creston is tied to the steady, persistent push of agriculture, a testament to the resilience of those who saw potential in this seemingly austere land. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and a climate that, while dry, offered long growing seasons, established farms that have since become generations-old legacies. The local economy, still largely rooted in the cultivation of wheat and the sweet, crisp apples that ripen in the surrounding orchards, hums with a practical, enduring rhythm. In the quiet afternoons, the scent of ripening fruit can drift into town, a sweet counterpoint to the earthy fragrance of freshly tilled fields. Creston, in its unpretentious way, embodies a kind of enduring grace, a place where the land dictates the pace and the seasons are the truest clock.

About This Creston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Creston, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.758488, -118.519718. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Creston and Lincoln County.

Detailed location data for Creston includes the ZIP code (99117), telephone area code (509), county seat of Lincoln County (Davenport), and school district assignment (Creston School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Creston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.