Glenwood Washington Map

About Glenwood, Washington

Glenwood is a locality in Whitman County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 179. The population density is 73.8 people per km². Glenwood is located at 46.0228°N, 121.2926°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 99130, 98619.

Glenwood sits upon a broad expanse of high, quiet earth where the terrain stretches toward the horizon in shades of tawny gold and muted sage. It lies 14.4 miles north-northwest of Pullman, WA (from Pullman, WA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 5.2 miles northeast of Colfax. Clear Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the landscape, its cool waters offering a steady pulse to the surrounding plains and low, grassy rises. Beyond the immediate fields, the silhouette of Kamiak Butte breaks the skyline seven miles distant, acting as a fixed landmark against the expansive, cloud-swept sky. The air here holds a crisp, thin quality, cooling rapidly as the sun dips behind the distant ridges and leaves the grasses shivering in the evening light. Two miles away, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area preserves the native character of the soil, maintaining a wild buffer that keeps the encroaching reach of development at a measured distance.

Glenwood draws its endurance from the rhythms of the land, where the local economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the patient stewardship of the fields. Families have built their lives in the shadow of Eden Valley, three miles off, favoring a life defined by the slow turn of seasons rather than the frantic pace of distant urban centers. Residents who seek a deeper connection to the terrain often walk the Whitman County Nature Trail, a path six miles away that invites a quiet observation of the regional flora. The cultural character of Glenwood is marked by a deliberate solitude, a place where the stillness is not an absence of life, but a density of it, found in the hard work of the plains and the unadorned beauty of a landscape that demands little and provides everything for those who know how to watch it grow.

About This Glenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenwood, Washington. Coordinates: 46.022821, -121.292587. 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 Glenwood includes the ZIP code (99130, 98619), telephone area code (509, 360), county seat of Whitman County (Colfax), and school district assignment (Glenwood 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.