Meadowdale Washington Map

About Meadowdale, Washington

Meadowdale is a locality in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,148. The population density is 1140.2 people per km². Meadowdale is located at 47.8606°N, 122.3234°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98311, 98026.

Meadowdale occupies a rugged stretch of terrain where the forest meets the salt-heavy air of the Pacific. It lies 1.6 miles west-southwest of North Lynnwood, WA (from North Lynnwood, WA: bearing 241°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north of Shoreline. The landscape is defined by the deep, verdant incision of Lunds Gulch, which funnels the damp coastal breeze toward the shoreline of Browns Bay. Standing at the water’s edge at Haines Wharf, the light often takes on a muted, silver quality, filtering through the dense canopy of evergreen trees that cling to the steep slopes. While the Olympic Mountains remain a distant, jagged silhouette against the western horizon, the immediate ground feels heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp earth. Farther inland, the quiet persistence of Swamp Creek winds through the lowlands, providing a rhythmic, hidden pulse to the geography, while the stillness of Picnic Point Lake offers a reflective contrast to the restless movement of the tide.

Meadowdale grew from the quiet necessity of timber harvest and the slow expansion of rail lines, leaving behind a legacy of industry that has since receded into the residential character of the neighborhood. The economy, once tethered to the rhythmic output of mills and the steady transit of goods, now functions as a transition point between the urban hum to the south and the quieter, forested reaches of the north. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, marked by the long, grey winters and the sudden, vivid bloom of spring that insists on color. The people who remain recognize that the value of Meadowdale lies not in grand monuments, but in the way the fog settles over the gulch at dawn and the way the daily commute is punctuated by the sight of the water. It is a place where the history is felt in the weathered cedar of older homes and the persistent, quiet endurance of the natural world pressing in from every side.

About This Meadowdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meadowdale, Washington. Coordinates: 47.860638, -122.323418. 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 Meadowdale includes the ZIP code (98311, 98026), telephone area code (425, 206, 253), county seat of Snohomish County (Everett), and school district assignment (Edmonds 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.