Home › Washington › Basin City
Basin City, Washington
CDP
About Basin City
Basin City is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Washington.
Basin City holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.19 square miles.
📰 Basin City News Today
- Basin City Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
- Large Hillside Gives Way Near Basin City, Reviving 2007 Slide Concerns Source ONE News · Jun 26
- Monthly Weather Forecast for Basin City, Mesa, Washington The Weather Channel · Jan 8
- Marie Rowley McDougal Obituary May 18, 2026 McDougal Funeral Home · May 18
- Walla Walla Public Schools names finalists for Green Park Elementary principal position Elkhorn Media Group · Mar 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Basin City Unique
- The only place in America named Basin City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Basin City
- Bailie Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Thompson Seeps Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Basin City Memorial Park and Arena reviews ★
- Ringold Springs Boat Launch reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateWashington
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.19 sq mi
Coordinates46.5890, -119.1566