Carlton is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Okanogan County
Okanogan County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. The county seat is Okanogan, while the most populous city is Omak. It is the largest c ...
,
Washington
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* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
, United States. Carlton is located on the
Methow River
The Methow River ( ) is a tributary of the Columbia River in northern Washington in the United States. The river's watershed drains the eastern North Cascades, with a population of about 5,000 people. The Methow's watershed is characterized by ...
and
Washington State Route 153
State Route 153 (SR 153, named the Methow Valley Highway) is a long State highways in Washington, state highway in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, serving as part of the Cascade Loop in Okanogan County, Washington, ...
, south of
Twisp. Carlton has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 98814.
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See also
*Carlton Complex Fire
The Carlton Complex Fire was a massive wildfire in north central Washington which burned during the 2014 Washington wildfire season. It began on July 14, 2014, as four separate lightning-caused fires in the Methow Valley which merged into on ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Okanogan County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
Populated places in the Okanagan Country
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