White Swan Washington Map

About White Swan, Washington

White Swan is a locality in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 588. The population density is 86.6 people per km². White Swan is located at 46.3829°N, 120.7312°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98952.

White Swan rests in the embrace of a landscape that breathes with the arid grandeur of Eastern Washington. It lies 18.6 miles southwest of Yakima, WA (from Yakima, WA: bearing 215°T), and is situated 17.1 miles southwest of Union Gap. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of color, where the pale gold of sun-baked grasses meets the muted greens of irrigated fields, a testament to the persistent ingenuity that coaxes life from this high desert. Dust, fine as powdered ochre, coats everything, settling in the hollows of weathered fences and clinging to the sparse, determined sagebrush. The sky overhead, a vast, unbroken dome of cerulean, seems to press down with a benevolent weight, and in the evenings, it bleeds into hues of bruised plum and molten amber, a slow, magnificent farewell to the day. The story of White Swan is deeply entwined with the Yakama Nation, whose ancestral lands encompass this region, a heritage that whispers through the air with the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed pine. For generations, the fertile soils of the Yakima Valley have been coaxed into yielding bountiful harvests, primarily apples and grapes, their cultivation a quiet industry that underpins the local economy, painting the horizon with neat rows of trees and vines. The very air here seems to hold a memory of those who first worked this land, a resilience that has shaped the character of White Swan, a place where the pace of life is measured by the slow arc of the sun and the changing seasons, and where the distant, snow-capped peaks of the Cascades serve as a constant, majestic backdrop.

About This White Swan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of White Swan, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.382904, -120.73118. 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 White Swan and Yakima County.

Detailed location data for White Swan includes the ZIP code (98952), telephone area code (509), county seat of Yakima County (Yakima), and school district assignment (Mount Adams 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 White Swan is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.