Explore Artondale, Washington, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Artondale, Washington. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Washington or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Artondale.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Artondale |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Pierce County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 47.303553 |
| Longitude | -122.652488 |
| Population | 13,641 |
| Density | 393.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 98335 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| County Seat | Tacoma |
| School District | Peninsula School District |
Artondale reveals itself through the steady, patient carving of Artondale Creek, which slices through the landscape toward the salt-heavy air of the coast. It lies 2.8 miles southwest of Gig Harbor, WA (from Gig Harbor, WA: bearing 223°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west-northwest of Tacoma. The terrain holds a damp, emerald weight, defined by the tidal pulse of Wollochet Bay that reaches right to the doorstep of the land. Two miles away, the quiet presence of Towhead Island punctuates the water, while the more distant, rugged peaks of the Cascade Range provide a jagged, blue-tinted frame to the eastern horizon. The nearby Wollochet Bay Estuary acts as a vital, breathing lung for the region, where the brackish waters rise and fall in a rhythmic, ancient dance. Even the inland depressions like Sullivan Gulch contribute to the character of the soil, channeling the relentless Pacific moisture that keeps the ferns and evergreens in a state of perpetual, verdant growth.
Artondale emerged from the quiet labor of early settlers who recognized the potential in the timbered slopes and the fertile, rain-fed earth. The economy here has long shifted from the initial extraction of natural resources toward a more modern, service-oriented stability, yet the ghost of the older trade remains in the texture of the local infrastructure. While industry once relied on the bounty of the surrounding woods and the sheltered harbor, today the neighborhood functions as a transition point for those who favor the proximity of the water over the density of the city. Residents often commute to the wider region, maintaining a life that balances the industriousness of the Pacific Northwest with the stillness of a maritime fringe. Further afield, even the nine-mile distance to Steilacoom Lake offers a different, freshwater perspective on the hydrography that dictates the flow of commerce and leisure in the surrounding territory.
Artondale carries a cultural temperament defined by the long, grey winters and the intense, luminous clarity of early autumn afternoons. Life here moves with the tide, favoring the solitary habits of a coastal population that finds beauty in the muted tones of the fog and the persistence of the rain. The Wollochet Bay Estuary serves as a focal point for those who seek to understand the delicate interplay between the land and the rising sea. While the area lacks the clamor of metropolitan centers, it attracts individuals who value the privacy of the evergreen canopy and the proximity of the open water. The atmosphere remains grounded, reflecting a society that prefers the quiet utility of a working harbor to the artificial polish of more manicured developments. Artondale remains a place where the geography dictates the pace, ensuring that the rhythm of daily life stays tethered to the natural cycles of the bay and the creek.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Artondale, Washington. Coordinates: 47.303553, -122.652488. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Artondale includes the ZIP code (98335), telephone area code (425), county seat of Pierce County (Tacoma), and school district assignment (Peninsula School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |