Mattawa Washington Map

About Mattawa, Washington

Mattawa is a locality in Grant County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,616. The population density is 1370.0 people per km². Mattawa is located at 46.7379°N, 119.9028°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 99349.

Mattawa rests in a wide, sun-baked basin where the Columbia River, a broad, indifferent serpent, has etched its path through ancient basalt. It lies 22.5 miles west-northwest of Pierce, WA (from Pierce, WA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north of Desert Aire. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a canvas of sagebrush and sun-bleached grasses that ripple like a dry sea under the vast, often cloudless sky. The air carries the faint, mineral tang of dust and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening fruit from the irrigated fields that carve vibrant green rectangles out of the arid landscape. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, honeyed shadows that stretch and distort the low-slung buildings and hint at a quiet, enduring resilience in this place. This is land shaped by water and by the tenacious spirit of those who have coaxed life from its dry embrace. Mattawa’s story is woven with the agricultural boom that transformed the arid Columbia Basin, turning desert into a productive breadbasket. Orchards heavy with apples and cherries, and vineyards that now rival those in more celebrated wine regions, form the backbone of Mattawa’s economy, their steady yield a testament to human ingenuity and irrigation’s power. The Columbia River itself, a constant presence, not only nourishes the land but also carries the echoes of earlier times, of native peoples who understood its rhythms long before modern dams and canals.

About This Mattawa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mattawa, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.73791, -119.902823. 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 Mattawa and Grant County.

Detailed location data for Mattawa includes the ZIP code (99349), telephone area code (509), county seat of Grant County (Ephrata), and school district assignment (Wahluke 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 Mattawa is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.