Welcome to Malden ...

The town of Malden is located in Whitman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Malden has a population of 206 people<2> (see below for details).

Malden is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Malden is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Malden lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Malden lies within the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Malden: 99149<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Malden had an population of 206 people. This is an increase of 1.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Malden had a population of 203 people. This makes Malden the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 203 people, the population of Malden decreased 5.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 215 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Malden.

Communities Also Named Malden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Malden - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Malden.

Communities near Malden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Malden.

• Cheney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <5>
• Tekoa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
  • Tekoa is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <5>
• Fairfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Saint John
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Saint John is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <5>
• Rosalia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia
  • Rosalia is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalia <5>
• Oakesdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
  • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
• Spangle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  • Spangle is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <5>
• Latah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
  • Latah is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <5>
• Waverly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Spring Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Malden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Malden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Malden. See our Newspapers Page for Malden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malden ...

Looking for more information about Malden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Malden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Malden.

Adding Malden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Malden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Malden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Malden post office opened in 1908.

We also found Malden on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Malden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/