Explore Darrington, 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 Darrington, 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 Darrington.
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 | Darrington |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Snohomish County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 48.255387 |
| Longitude | -121.601514 |
| Population | 1,462 |
| Density | 326.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 98241 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| County Seat | Everett |
| School District | Darrington School District |
Darrington occupies a rugged threshold where the earth rises in sharp, forested ambition toward the distant Cascade Range. It lies 12.7 miles south-southeast of Skagit, WA (from Skagit, WA: bearing 157°T), and is situated 18.7 miles northeast of Snohomish County. The Sauk River carves a glacial path through the valley floor, its cold, clear pulse defining the rhythm of the basin as it flows past the quiet expanse of Nels Bruseth Memorial Park. A few miles away, the jagged presence of the So-Bahli-Alhi Glacier hangs against the sky, while the persistent roar of Asbestos Falls echoes through the timbered slopes of Mount Baker National Forest. The air here holds a clean, sharp weight, smelling of damp cedar and turned soil, especially near the still, dark surface of Three Rivers Mill Pond where the reflection of the surrounding canopy holds the light of late afternoon in a suspended, amber stillness.
Timber has long defined the character of Darrington, serving as the skeletal frame upon which generations built their lives and industry. While the buzz of the mills has softened into the quieter hum of modern enterprise, the influence of the woods remains etched into the local identity, visible in the weathered siding of homesteads and the deep, abiding patience of those who walk these trails. Snow Gulch funnels the seasonal run-off toward the river, a reminder of the raw, hydraulic power that once drove the local economy and shaped the settlement’s modest, hard-won growth. Life in Darrington moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, favoring the steady work of maintenance and the quiet observation of the seasons over the frantic velocity of the urban fringe.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Darrington, Washington. Coordinates: 48.255387, -121.601514. 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 Darrington includes the ZIP code (98241), telephone area code (206, 253), county seat of Snohomish County (Everett), and school district assignment (Darrington 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. |