Mattawa, Washington

About Mattawa

Mattawa is a small town in southeastern Washington counting 3,784 people who proudly call it home.

Mattawa holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,784 residents per square mile.

📰 Mattawa News Today

• Mattawa Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Schedule - Wahluke Warriors (Mattawa, WA) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Evacuations lifted, cleanup underway for Railroad Fire AppleValleyNewsNow.com · Jul 27
• Wine facility with 4.5M gallons went up in flames in Eastern WA - Tri-City Herald Tri-City Herald · May 5
• Grant County's Railroad Fire 98% contained, cause still under investigation | Washington Wildfires NonStop Local KHQ · Jul 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mattawa Unique

• The only place in America named Mattawa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mattawa

• Tiddaly Diddalys — pizza
• El Valle — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mattawa

• Hund Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mattawa

• Developmental Pre-School
• Mattawa Elementary
• Mattawa Elementary Pre-School
• Morris Schott Elementary
• Saddle Mountain Elementary
• Sentinel Tech Alt School
• Wahluke High School
• Wahluke Junior High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mattawa

🏘️ Nearby Communities