Explore Pacific Beach, 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 Pacific Beach, 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 Pacific Beach.
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 | Pacific Beach |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Grays Harbor County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 47.208973 |
| Longitude | -124.203235 |
| Population | 280 |
| Density | 89.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 98571 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| County Seat | Montesano |
| School District | North Beach School District |
Pacific Beach defines itself by the persistent, rhythmic arrival of the tide against a wide expanse of sand that falls under the protection of the Seashore Conservation Area. It lies 24.3 miles northwest of Aberdeen, WA (from Aberdeen, WA: bearing 312°T), and is situated 16.4 miles north of Ocean Shores. Joe Creek carves a winding path through the landscape, its dark, cool currents finally yielding to the salt spray and the broad reach of the Pacific. To the east, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Humptulips Ridge, while six miles inland, the quiet waters of Baker Prairie offer a contrast to the restless energy of the surf. The air here holds a permanent, damp weight, a cool mist that softens the edges of the driftwood scattered like bleached bones above the high-water mark.
Pacific Beach maintains a quiet endurance, shaped by the historical ebbs and flows of timber harvesting and the modest, seasonal cadence of visitors drawn to the shoreline. While North Bay sits twelve miles to the south and the tranquil depths of Carlisle Lakes remain seven miles away, the daily life of the residents remains tethered to the moods of the ocean and the changing light that turns the water a deep, bruised charcoal at dusk. The local economy persists with a steady, unpretentious focus, favoring the small-scale commerce that serves those who come to walk the edge of the continent. Here, the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, deliberate work of the wind and the constant, shifting geometry of the sand.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pacific Beach, Washington. Coordinates: 47.208973, -124.203235. 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 Pacific Beach includes the ZIP code (98571), telephone area code (425), county seat of Grays Harbor County (Montesano), and school district assignment (North Beach 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. |