Cathcart Washington Map

About Cathcart, Washington

Cathcart is a locality in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,647. The population density is 264.5 people per km². Cathcart is located at 47.8479°N, 122.0993°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98296.

Cathcart emerges from the damp, heavy earth as a quiet stretch of land where the horizon is defined by the dark, vertical silhouettes of encroaching timber. It lies 2.9 miles east-southeast of Silver Firs, WA (from Silver Firs, WA: bearing 116°T), and is situated 7.7 miles northeast of Bothell. The terrain is marked by the stillness of Lake Beecher, which mirrors the low, grey clouds that frequently settle over the canopy, while the nearby flow of Evans Creek cuts a narrow, persistent path through the underbrush. To the east, the distant, imposing presence of the Cascade Range suggests a world of rugged elevation, though here the ground remains grounded in the modest, subtle geography of the lowlands. Visitors often find a sense of solitude within the boundaries of Thomas Eddy County Park, where the air holds the scent of damp loam and the muted, rhythmic pulse of inland life.

Cathcart carries the quiet weight of a regional history built upon the steady labor of those who cleared the dense woods to establish a foothold in the basin. While the distant allure of Paradise Valley offers a glimpse of wider horizons, the local economy remains tethered to the land’s own pace, favoring a blend of residential character and the residual quiet of rural industry. Daily life here is defined by the slow movement of the seasons, occasionally punctuated by the distant, thunderous rush of McCauley Falls echoing through the topography. There is a distinct, understated resilience in the way the local landscape holds itself, favoring the functional and the persistent over the ornamental, ensuring that Cathcart remains a place of deliberate, unhurried existence.

About This Cathcart Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cathcart, Washington. Coordinates: 47.847876, -122.099294. 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 Cathcart includes the ZIP code (98296), telephone area code (206, 253), county seat of Snohomish County (Everett), and school district assignment (Snohomish 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.