Welcome to Carlton ...

Carlton is located in Okanogan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Carlton is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Carlton: (509)

The ZIP code for Carlton: 98814<3>

Communities Also Named Carlton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carlton - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Carlton ...

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

• Brewster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <4>
• Twisp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twisp
  • Twisp is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twisp <4>
• Pateros
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pateros
  • Pateros is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pateros <4>
• Winthrop
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Methow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methow
  • Methow is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Methow <4>
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
• Malott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malott
  • Malott is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malott <4>
• Monse
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
  • Monse is located in Okanogan County
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Okanogan County
• Granite Falls
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Chelan 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 Carlton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carlton. 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 Carlton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton ...

Looking for more information about Carlton? 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 Carlton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carlton.

Adding Carlton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlton 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 Carlton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carlton post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

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