Marlin Washington Map

About Marlin, Washington

Marlin is a locality in Grant County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 80. The population density is 3.0 people per km². Marlin is located at 47.4074°N, 118.9850°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98832.

Marlin rests on land that remembers the slow, patient work of glaciers and the insistent flow of water carving its way through the earth. It lies 23.6 miles northeast of Moses Lake, WA (from Moses Lake, WA: bearing 36°T), and is situated 27.3 miles east-northeast of Ephrata. The landscape here is a study in subtle transitions, where the broad, fertile plains begin to ripple, hinting at the distant, grander upheavals of the Cascade wall. Sunlight, when it breaks through the persistent Pacific Northwest gray, has a particular quality, a soft, diffused luminescence that seems to soak into the very soil, warming the stalks of wheat and the clustered vines that define this region. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the clean, crisp scent of ripening fruit and the fainter, earthy aroma of damp soil, a fragrance that clings to the skin long after one has moved on. Marlin’s story is one of agricultural tenacity and the quiet dignity of a community built around the bounty of the land. It’s a place where the economy has long been anchored by the golden promise of wheat fields stretching to the horizon and the increasingly celebrated yield of local vineyards. The history of Marlin is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of the farmers and vintners who have shaped its character, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest, the ebb and flow of seasons. This is a locality that understands the deep satisfaction of hard work and the simple beauty of a well-tended field, a quiet testament to human endeavor against the backdrop of a vast and generous natural world.

About This Marlin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marlin, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.407368, -118.985009. 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 Marlin and Grant County.

Detailed location data for Marlin includes the ZIP code (98832), telephone area code (509), county seat of Grant County (Ephrata), and school district assignment. 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 Marlin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.