Glenwood Washington Map

About Glenwood, Washington

Glenwood is a locality in Whitman County, Washington, United States. Glenwood is located at 46.9277°N, 117.2799°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98619.

Glenwood rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the Palouse hills roll away like a rumpled, golden blanket under a sky that seems to stretch on forever. It lies 14.4 miles north-north-west of Pullman, WA (from Pullman, WA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-east of Colfax. Here, the land itself dictates the rhythm of life, its undulating contours painted in shades of ochre, sage, and the deep, rich brown of tilled earth. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry scent of sun-baked grasses and a whisper of distant pine, a testament to the vastness that surrounds this quiet corner. Small farmsteads dot the landscape, their weathered barns and silos standing sentinel against the immense sky, each a solitary beacon in the sweeping expanse. The history of Glenwood is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of the Palouse, a region long defined by its fertile wheat fields and the hardy folk who coaxed a living from its generous soil. Generations have worked this land, their lives shaped by the planting and harvesting seasons, by the relentless sun and the occasional, life-giving rain. The local economy, though modest, still hums with the quiet industry of farming, with grain elevators serving as the enduring landmarks of this agrarian heritage. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very texture of Glenwood—the way the light falls across the stubble fields at dusk, the silence broken only by the wind’s low sigh—speaks of a history lived close to the earth.

About This Glenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenwood, Washington — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.927668, -117.279902. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Glenwood and Whitman County.

Detailed location data for Glenwood includes the ZIP code (99130), telephone area code (509, 360), county seat of Whitman County (Colfax), and school district assignment (Glenwood School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Glenwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.