Palouse Washington Map

About Palouse, Washington

Palouse is a locality in Whitman County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,147. The population density is 417.0 people per km². Palouse is located at 46.9102°N, 117.0757°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 99161.

Palouse rests in a landscape that seems perpetually sculpted by the wind and the sun, a place where the earth itself rises and falls in sweeping, golden swells. It lies 12.8 miles north-north-west of Moscow, ID (from Moscow, ID: bearing 344°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west of Potlatch. The rolling hills, cloaked in the rich, dark soil of the Palouse prairie, stretch out to horizons that feel impossibly vast, particularly in the soft, diffused light of late afternoon. Here, grain fields, a patchwork of ripening wheat and barley, shimmer like an endless, textured sea, their colors shifting with the breeze. The air itself carries the clean, dry scent of growing things, a perfume that mingles with the faintest hint of dust kicked up by the infrequent passage of a distant truck. This is a region where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the lifeblood of its people, where the bounty of the land has shaped its history and its economy for generations. Farming is not merely an industry here; it is the very essence of Palouse, the enduring legacy of pioneers who saw in this fertile expanse the promise of sustenance. The town itself, a cluster of buildings that seem to hunker down against the immensity of the sky, retains a quiet dignity, a testament to its enduring agricultural roots. While the wider world may rush, life in Palouse unfolds with a gentle, unhurried cadence, a reflection of the patient growth of the crops that surround it.

About This Palouse Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Palouse, Washington with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Palouse and Whitman County.

Detailed location data for Palouse includes the ZIP code (99161), telephone area code (509), county seat of Whitman County (Colfax), and school district assignment (Palouse 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 Palouse is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.