Malone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 468 at the 2020 census.[2] Prior to 2010 it was part of the Malone-Porter CDP; Malone and Porter are now separate CDPs. They are located just off U.S. Route 12, southeast of Elma and northwest of Oakville, and along a shortline that is part of the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad.
Malone, Washington | |
|---|---|
 Location of Malone in Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′31″N 123°19′38″W / 46.95861°N 123.32722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Grays Harbor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.05 sq mi (23.43 km2) |
| • Land | 9.04 sq mi (23.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 468 |
| • Density | 52/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98559 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-42345[1] |
Geography
editMalone is located in southeastern Grays Harbor County, east of the Chehalis River valley. It is bordered to the southeast by the Porter CDP and to the southwest by U.S. Route 12, which leads west 25 miles (40 km) to Aberdeen and southeast 21 miles (34 km) to Grand Mound and Interstate 5.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Malone CDP has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.4 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.06%, are water.[1]
Malone is the home of Red's Hop N' Market, a mini-mart that is also the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) first official village post office, a post office located within an existing retail establishment, with limited service and no full-time postmaster.[3] The mini-mart's owner is paid $2,000/year by the US Postal Service to sell stamps and shipping supplies and allow the USPS to place mailboxes on-site.
References
edit- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Malone CDP, Washington". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Malone, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ The new face of the U.S. post office, a September 12, 2011 CNN article