Basin City Washington Map

About Basin City, Washington

Basin City is a locality in Franklin County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,063. The population density is 128.7 people per km². Basin City is located at 46.5940°N, 119.1522°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 99343.

Basin City occupies a flat, sun-bleached expanse of the Columbia Basin, where the horizon stretches outward in a vast, uninterrupted line under a high and pale sky. It lies 14.5 miles east of Pierce, WA (from Pierce, WA: bearing 101°T), and is situated 16.1 miles south of Othello. The earth here is defined by its deep, arid austerity, punctuated only by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range that marks the western limit of the world. Just a mile away, Bailie provides a quiet sanctuary of native grasses and scrub, offering a subtle contrast to the stark, open fields that characterize the surrounding territory. When the light shifts toward evening, the land takes on a bruised, golden hue, casting long shadows that emphasize the silence of the dry plains and the stillness of the air that carries the faint, metallic scent of sun-warmed dust.

Basin City draws its character from the rhythms of agriculture, a lifeblood sustained by the irrigation networks that reach out like veins across the soil, including the nearby Wahluke Branch Canal. The economy remains tethered to the harvest, with the landscape marked by the orderly rows of crops that defy the natural dryness of the region. Eight miles away, the rugged depression of Old Maid Coulee serves as a reminder of the geological forces that shaped this terrain long before the first homesteads arrived. Residents often look toward Worth Lake as a rare point of moisture in the expanse, a small, quiet feature that mirrors the changing seasons of the sky. Life in Basin City proceeds with a deliberate, steady pace, defined by the seasonal cycles of planting and growth that have anchored the local culture to this demanding but expansive earth.

About This Basin City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Basin City, Washington. Coordinates: 46.594027, -119.152234. 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 Basin City includes the ZIP code (99343), telephone area code (509), county seat of Franklin County (Pasco), and school district assignment (North Franklin School District).

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.