Vaughn Washington Map

About Vaughn, Washington

Vaughn is a locality in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 753. The population density is 152.3 people per km². Vaughn is located at 47.3443°N, 122.7632°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98329.

Vaughn rests on the Kitsap Peninsula, a quiet exhale of land reaching into the Puget Sound. It lies 7.4 miles west-northwest of Artondale, WA (from Artondale, WA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northeast of Grant. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of evergreen forests that press close, their shadows long and cool even on sunnier days. Moss carpets the gnarled roots of ancient cedars, and ferns unfurl in the perpetual twilight beneath their boughs. The land itself seems to sigh, a soft undulation of forested slopes and hidden hollows, leading down to the often-misty embrace of the sound, where the gray-blue water whispers against the shore. Occasionally, a shaft of sunlight breaks through the dense canopy, illuminating a patch of vibrant green, a fleeting moment of intense color in the pervasive, muted palette of the Pacific Northwest. The history of Vaughn is tied to the timber that once defined its landscape and its livelihood. Logging camps and the families who sustained them carved out a life here, their presence now a subtle echo in the quietude. While the great trees have largely yielded to managed forests and residential development, the spirit of self-reliance, born of working the land and the water, still lingers. The economy now leans towards the services that support a growing number of residents seeking refuge from the bustle of larger cities, and the occasional small marina hints at a continued connection to the bounty of the sound. There’s a sense of lives lived deliberately, where the rhythm is dictated less by clock towers and more by the turning of the seasons and the ebb and flow of the tides.

About This Vaughn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vaughn, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.344262, -122.763192. 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 Vaughn and Pierce County.

Detailed location data for Vaughn includes the ZIP code (98329), telephone area code (425), county seat of Pierce County (Tacoma), and school district assignment (Peninsula 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 Vaughn is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.