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Tieton (/ˈtaɪ.ətən/) is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,389 at the 2020 census.

In recent years, Tieton has suffered economic depression, with the decline of its fruit warehouses. As of 2007, a Seattle lawyer and the founding president of the art publishing house Marquand Books have been investing in the city and attempting to revive it, with a project they call project “Mighty Tieton.”

Tieton city overview:
Name:	Tieton city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Washington
County:	Yakima County
Founded:	1879
Incorporated:	June 5, 1942
Elevation:	1,923 ft (586 m)
Total Area:	0.86 sq mi (2.24 km²)
Land Area:	0.86 sq mi (2.24 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,389
Population Density:	1,513.89/sq mi (584.33/km²)
ZIP code:	98947
Area code:	509
FIPS code:	5371400
GNISfeature ID:	1527199
Website:	cityoftieton.com

Online Interactive Map

Tieton online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Tieton location on the U.S. Map. Where is Tieton city. — Tieton location on the U.S. Map.

Tieton location on the Washington map. Where is Tieton city. — Location of Tieton in Washington.

History

Tieton was officially incorporated on June 5, 1942. Tieton gets its name from the Tieton River, meaning “roaring water”.

Tieton Road Map

Tieton city Satellite Map

Geography

Tieton is located at 46°42′11″N 120°45′21″W / 46.70306°N 120.75583°W / 46.70306; -120.75583 (46.703160, -120.755824).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.82 square miles (2.12 km), all of it land.

Tieton is located near the confluence of the Tieton River with the Naches River.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tieton has a humid continental climate, abbreviated “Dfb” on climate maps.