Starbuck Washington Map

About Starbuck, Washington

Starbuck is a locality in Columbia County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 93. The population density is 153.2 people per km². Starbuck is located at 46.5196°N, 118.1288°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 99359.

Starbuck rests in the embrace of southeastern Washington's rolling wheat fields, a landscape that unfurls in broad, sun-drenched strokes under a vast, often luminous sky. It lies 33.1 miles north-northeast of Walla Walla, WA (from Walla Walla, WA: bearing 18°T), and is situated 15.4 miles north-northwest of Dayton. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of color, from the pale gold of ripening wheat in late summer to the deep, fertile brown of freshly tilled earth in spring. Gentle slopes rise and fall with a patient, unhurried grace, giving way to the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that mark the presence of unseen water. The air, especially in the hush of early morning or the long, lingering twilight of a summer evening, carries a clean, dry scent, touched with the dry sweetness of cut grass and the faint, mineral tang of dust. Even the shadows cast by the sparse farm buildings possess a certain weight, absorbing the intense sunlight and holding it until the cool of the night. The story of Starbuck is deeply entwined with the bounty of this land, a place where the economy has long been tied to the cultivation of wheat, stretching back to the early homesteaders who saw the potential in this seemingly austere terrain. The vast fields, stretching to horizons that blur with the pale blue of distant hills, are the lifeblood, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit. While the larger agricultural operations dominate now, whispers of smaller, more personal farming endeavors can still be felt in the quiet hum of the grain elevators that punctuate the landscape, silent sentinels of past harvests. Life in Starbuck moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a deliberate rhythm that fosters a grounded sense of community, where neighbors recognize the shared labor and the shared rewards of the soil.

About This Starbuck Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Starbuck, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.519588, -118.128845. 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 Starbuck and Columbia County.

Detailed location data for Starbuck includes the ZIP code (99359), telephone area code (509), county seat of Columbia County (Dayton), and school district assignment (Starbuck 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 Starbuck is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.