Merritt, Washington

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Merritt, Washington
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Merritt
Coordinates: 47°46′51″N120°50′35″W / 47.78083°N 120.84306°W / 47.78083; -120.84306
Country United States
State Washington
County Chelan
Elevation
[1]
2,192 ft (668 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98826
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1523012 [1]

Merritt is an unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington, United States. Merritt is on U.S. Route 2 in the upper valley area along Nason Creek in the Wenatchee National Forest, located 20 miles west of downtown Leavenworth. Merritt is assigned the ZIP code 98826. Steep slopes surround the community, rising to more than 8,000 feet in the Chiwaukum Mountains to the south. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merritt, Washington
  2. Lake Wenatchee 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1989