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About Silverton, Washington

Silverton is a locality in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 55. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Silverton is located at 48.0784°N, 121.5671°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98288.

Silverton rests in a valley cupped by the rugged shoulders of the Cascade Mountains, a place where the sky often seems too vast for the earth below. It lies 12.7 miles east-northeast of Snohomish County, WA (from Snohomish County, WA: bearing 76°T), and is situated 18.9 miles northeast of Sultan. The air here carries the scent of damp evergreen needles and the mineral tang of distant snowmelt, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Emerald slopes, thick with Douglas fir and western hemlock, rise sharply from the valley floor, their dense foliage occasionally broken by the glint of sun on a hidden stream or the stark grey of a granite outcropping. The Silver Creek, a ribbon of clear, cold water, tumbles and churns its way through the landscape, its voice a low murmur that underpins the quietude of Silverton. In the late afternoon, the sun, when it deigns to appear through the persistent Pacific Northwest gray, casts long, ethereal shafts of light that illuminate the moss clinging to ancient stumps and the ferns unfurling in the perpetual twilight of the undergrowth. The story of Silverton is inextricably tied to the earth it inhabits, a narrative etched in timber and the relentless pull of the mountains. It began as a logging camp, a rough-and-ready outpost built on the back of the immense forests that once carpeted this region. The economy still bears the imprint of those early days, with timber and related industries providing the backbone of employment, though the rhythm has softened, yielding to a more measured pace. Visitors often remark on the peculiar quality of the light in Silverton, a diffused, pearly glow that seems to soften edges and lend a dreamlike atmosphere to the everyday. The town itself is a collection of practical buildings, some weathered with the salt spray of decades, others newer but built with a similar respect for functionality. There are no grand boulevards or imposing monuments, only the honest architecture of a place that has always known its purpose: to endure, to work, and to be sustained by the formidable beauty of its surroundings.

About This Silverton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Silverton, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.07844, -121.567062. 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 Silverton and Snohomish County.

Detailed location data for Silverton includes the ZIP code (98252), telephone area code (206, 253), county seat of Snohomish County (Everett), 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 Silverton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.