Fobes Hill Washington Map

About Fobes Hill, Washington

Fobes Hill is a locality in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,628. The population density is 218.0 people per km². Fobes Hill is located at 47.9392°N, 122.1341°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98290.

Fobes Hill rises from the earth as a long, verdant spine, its slopes draped in a dense, moisture-heavy forest that captures the persistent gray light of the Pacific Northwest. It lies 2.7 miles north-northwest of Snohomish, WA (from Snohomish, WA: bearing 338°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-southeast of Marysville. From the higher ridges, the air carries a faint, briny suggestion of Port Gardner five miles to the west, while the horizon is anchored by the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Cascade Range. Below the crest, the land softens into the basin of Ebey Slough, where the water moves with a slow, deliberate gravity, and the nearby presence of Blackmans Lake provides a mirror for the towering hemlock and fir. The Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area Complex serves as a quiet sanctuary for the wilder residents of the slope, maintaining a corridor of stillness that contrasts with the encroaching hum of the modern world.

Industry in Fobes Hill has evolved from the early clearing of timber into a quiet, residential rhythm that favors the preservation of the surrounding woods over the sprawl of commerce. The proximity to Ebey Island and the intricate network of tidal waterways reminds every traveler that the economy here has always been tethered to the movement of water and the changing of the tides. Residents often find their days marked by the atmospheric shift from the morning fog, which clings to the trees like damp wool, to the clearer, sharp-edged evenings that settle over the landscape. Life in Fobes Hill remains dictated by the land itself, where the heavy saturation of the soil and the seasonal migration of birds define the passage of time more accurately than any clock.

About This Fobes Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fobes Hill, Washington. Coordinates: 47.939235, -122.134084. 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 Fobes Hill includes the ZIP code (98290), 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.